Cong: Pranab not frisked at Moscow airport

New Delhi: Congress on Thursday vehemently denied reports that Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee was frisked at Moscow airport, saying that all "diplomatic courtesies" were extended to him. "He was not frisked. There was a little confusion. Protocol was just behind him. All diplomatic courtesies were extended to him," party spokesman Veerappa Moily told reporters.
"He (Mukherjee) was not frisked as in the case of George Fernandes," Moily said, apparently referring to the body search the then defence minister was reported to have been subjected to during a visit to the US.
The denial came amid reports that Mukherjee was frisked at Moscow airport against protocol which exempts visiting dignitaries from it, and that he could not meet the Russian foreign minister or President Vladimir Putin during his trip.
19/10/07 Times of India

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