All that was expected was courtesy and kindness to elders: Siddharth

Soon after Siddharth’s story about him and his parents being mistreated by the CISF personnel at Madurai airport and being asked to speak in Hindi went viral, the actor seems to have been inundated with calls and messages, asking him to share his ordeal. The actor has now put up a post, elaborating on the incidents of the day.
Thanking people for the concern and support sent his way, Siddharth wrote, "I would rather throw light on the problem than myself.The unnecessary attention will only upset my family further."
Stating that he has flown out of Madurai airport dozens of times without facing any difficulties or discomfort, he continued, "I was travelling with my family this time. Three elders, two young children and a few adults. The airport was empty and we went to clear security well before our boarding time."
He wrote, “The CISF individual who sat behind glass kept scrutinising our IDs repeatedly including the children's passports. He then looked at my face and Adhaar card and shouted "yeh tum ho?" When Itold him it was me and asked him why he asked me that question when my ID looks exactly like I do, he said he had doubts. Then the next individual shouted at us asking "Hindi samajhte hain na?" And before we answered, rudely went on that he would throw out any ipad or phones that he found." After my bag cleared, he then took out my earphones and threw them on the tray. | told him that at various airports we have lost electronics like earphones and apple pencils and even phones left on the tray and have been advised to avoid keeping them on the tray because of theft. To which we were told that this is Madurai and these are the rules.”
He continued, “| told them we had elders in the group so they can be gentle with them. They then flagged my mother's purse and asked her ifbshe had any coins in it. She said that she did. They then told her to remove all the coins from her purse. When I asked them why that was needed as currency coins are both allowed and clearly seen in the scanner, they replied in India it is the rule that we must remove whatever they ask us to remove. I told them it was unfair to make someone over 70 empty their purse like this. I also asked if something was wrong and why they were talking to us so rudely. Then another person at the scanner monitor shouted to my sister from 15 feet away "you are carrying medical injections? What is the medical problem you are carrying them for?" One of the children has medical need syringes that were in a clearly marked med bag. My sister requested him to come and speak to her in private. Why was the curious gentleman asking for medical details of a sensitive nature across an open area. Is it fair to reveal people's personal details like this? Finally when I protested that this was harassment and we were not a security risk and we had cleared 3 crowded airports together as a family in the past week without incident. They came up to speak to me and asked what my problem was. I started by saying you have been shouting at us since we entered and also requested them to speak in English when requested by those who don't speak Hindi. The reply I got was "Dekho, in India there are rules and regulations.”
Siddharth said that 20 minutes had passed by then and he asked to speak to the seniormost member of their team. “When the said person approached me, I removed my mask and the person speaking to me recognised me and said "I'm your fan. Please go ahead." I told him I didn't want his kindness after them recognising me. None of our family members behaved badly with them and they had been very rude to us and it was a disturbing experience specially for ourelders. At this point he said "Bro, it happens. Leave it. Sorry.” I told him sternly in English "it's not ok. I got an apology just because youre an admirer. What about common people who experience this kind of bullying? Learn to respect your elders." I then went to assist my parents to gather their things which were scanned 3 times and go to our boarding gate.”
The actor stated that he flied several times a week and depends on the kindness of strangers and those who work in airports for his safety and comfort. “I have never had to speak back to anyone like this one instance. I guess the reason was something really hurt when I saw the way they spoke to my parents. It was cruel, unnecessary and highly disturbing and it scared me how many seniors were being spoken to like this everyday. It is a difficult and tiring job protecting any Airport. Nobody is denying that. This is also not the norm for airports or CISF and it is the first time I have ever experienced it. It's not the system that's broken. Maybe it comes down to individuals having a bad day and taking it out on others. It still does not make it OK! I sincerely request that no agenda be made against me or anyone else for this reportage. | didnt ask for special treatment. All that was expected was courtesy and kindness to elders. You would have felt and said exactly what I did if it came down to your parents. Wouldn't you?” he ended the note.