Kabali's music director Santhosh Narayanan has accused the Sydney Airport authorities of racial profiling and said that he was insulted by a 'rude' officer. The music composer claimed that he was “randomly picked up” by the authorities at the Sydney Airport.
“I was randomly picked up for the eighth time in a row at the Sydney airport for a chemical substance test and a rude officer insulted my intelligence,” the composer tweeted. “Racial profiling needs to stop. @SydneyAirport”, he added.
In response to his tweet, the Sydney Airport said, “Hi Santhosh, thanks for reaching out to us, our aim is to provide all passengers with a positive experience, @SydneyAirport. Screening standards are set by the government. Screening officers are required to select people on random and continuous basis for screening with the explosive trace detection method,” it said in a series of tweets.
Santhosh thanked for the response and asked the airport authorities not to let any officer misuse this based on their personal racial preferences.