Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Friday said the chief ministers of Kerala and Tamil Nadu should meet on the vexed Mullaperiyar Dam issue at the earliest to chalk out an amicable settlement.

While on one hand we have former president Dr Abdul Kalam being frisked by American security personnel in an US airport, here in India, we have many claiming VIP status to avoid security checks.

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Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was subjected to frisking at JFK Airport in New York at the end of September this year; his coat and shoes were taken from him even as he was already seated inside

The US has apologised to former President A.P.J Abdul Kalam for subjecting him to frisking at New York's JFK Airport, an incident that had provoked sharp reactions from India which threatened retaliat