Sudhaa Chandran appeals to Modi on being stopped at airports for prosthetic limb

She said going through this ‘drill’ every time is very painful

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Actress and Bharatnatyam dancer Sudhaa Chandran took to Instagram recently to share the painful experience of being ‘grilled’ by airport security personnel who ask her to remove her prosthetic leg every time she travels. She appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to issue a specific card to senior citizens like her so that they can avoid this experience.

Sudhaa Chandran lost her leg in an accident but returned to dancing and acting again using a prosthetic foot. She said that despite requesting the airport authorities to conduct an "ETD (Explosive Trace Detector) for her artificial limb," they ask her to remove it every time.

In a video she said: "Good evening, this is a very personal note that I want to tell to our dear Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji, this is an appeal to the central government, I am Sudhaa Chandran, an actress and dancer by profession, who has danced with an artificial limb and created history and made my country very proud of me.”

She further said: "But every time that I go on my professional visits, each time, am stopped at the airport and when I request them at the security, to the CISF officers that please do an ETD (Explosive Trace Detector) for my artificial limb, they still want me to remove my artificial limb and show it to them. Is this humanly possible, Modi ji? Is this what our country is talking about? Is this the respect that a woman gives to another woman in our society? It is my humble request to you Modi ji that please give senior citizens a card that says they are senior citizen."

Expecting prompt action, she said she hoped her message reaches the government authorities.