Respect the Protocol: SRK Reacts to US Apology on his Detention

Shahrukh Khan thanked US Ambassador to India Richard Verma for his apology on the actor's two-hour detention at the Los Angeles airport saying he respected protocol and didn't expect any exemptions.

Responding to Verma's tweet, the 50-year-old actor said, "No trouble sir, respect the protocol & not expecting 2 b above it. Its just a tad inconvenient. Thx for ur concern."

In a tweet earlier in the day, Verma had said that the US was working to ensure that it does not happen again. "Sorry for the trouble at LAX @iamsrk. We are working to ensure it doesn't happen again. Your work inspires millions, including in the US," Verma tweeted.

Khan, who was in the US to visit Yale University, was detained at Los Angeles airport and given immigration clearance only after about two hours.

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia in the US Department of State Nisha Desai Biswal also apologised to Khan for the "hassle".

"Sorry for the hassle at the airport, @iamsrk - even American diplomats get pulled for extra screening," Biswal tweeted.

It is the third time in seven years that Khan has been stopped by US immigration officials at the country's airports.

The actor expressed disappointment on social media after the incident. "I fully understand & respect security with the way

the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks," (sic) the actor tweeted.

In April 2012, Khan was detained at the White Plains airport near New York for over two hours by immigration officials. In 2009, he was detained at the Newark Airport in New Jersey for nearly two hours.