Mumbai: NDTV has been campaigning against the VIP culture in the country - a culture that separates the ordinary man from the person in a position of power, but when a 67-year-old wheelchair patient is denied entry into the VIP lounge at an airport, it's a matter of concern for everyone.
Murli Mehta and his wife Bharati reached the Maharana Pratap Airport in Udaipur a few hours before their flight's scheduled departure to Mumbai, but were denied access to the VIP lounge which is barely used.
"These facilities should not be for important people, they should be for importance needing people. People who are senior citizens, differently abled, sick people, pregnant women need this. Public money has gone into this and it is for us," said Mr Mehta, adding that it is also a matter of self-esteem for people suffering from disabilities.
When asked, airport authorities told the family that they were sorry but could not help as the lounge was only for VIPs.
28/02/15 Nikita Niraj Arora/NDTV
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Murli Mehta and his wife Bharati reached the Maharana Pratap Airport in Udaipur a few hours before their flight's scheduled departure to Mumbai, but were denied access to the VIP lounge which is barely used.
"These facilities should not be for important people, they should be for importance needing people. People who are senior citizens, differently abled, sick people, pregnant women need this. Public money has gone into this and it is for us," said Mr Mehta, adding that it is also a matter of self-esteem for people suffering from disabilities.
When asked, airport authorities told the family that they were sorry but could not help as the lounge was only for VIPs.
28/02/15 Nikita Niraj Arora/NDTV
