This is not the first time that an Indian traveler with a VIP status has been humiliated by security checks at some international airport. In past, Mr. George Fernandez was also stopped for security checks in Russia when he was a cabinet minister in NDA government. Dr. Pranab Mukherjee was also subject to similar checks by another airline two years back, when he was also a cabinet minister. However, the former President's security issue should be taken seriously by the present government