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Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja’s bag searched in Bengaluru airport

Ilayaraja, Bengaluru International Airport, security check

 

Ilaiyaraaja was on a family tour to places of worship in South India. He was at the Bengaluru airport to return to Chennai after the tour. Sources said that security personnel rushed towards Ilaiyaraaja and stopped him. When asked for the reason, they seized the bag Ilayaraaja was carrying and emptied it. It is said that the presence of coconut inside the bag triggered the security check.

 

Ilaiyaraaja’s son, Karthik, clicked photographs of the incident, which led to heated arguments between the security and Karthik. Later, police seized the camera and returned it to him after deleting all the photos of the search operation.

 

The entire drama got even more heated when a TV journalist, who happened to be present, intervened and tried to point out to police personnel that Ilayaraaja is a popular music director and the recipient of national awards.

 

The incident eventually settled down when nothing suspicious was discovered, and the police allowed Ilaiyaraaja and his family to board their flight, say reports.

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