Wasim Akram 'humiliated' at Manchester Airport for carrying insulin
Manchester, July 24 (IBNS): Former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram took to Twitter to allege that he was mistreated and "humiliated" at Manchester Airport for carrying insulin.
Akram said he was made to take the insulin out of his bag and dump it to a plastic bag.
"Very disheartened at Manchester airport today,I travel around the world with my insulin but never have I been made to feel embarrassed.I felt very humiliated as I was rudely questioned & ordered publicly to take my insulin out of its travel cold-case & dumped in to a plastic bag." he tweeted.
Very disheartened at Manchester airport today,I travel around the world with my insulin but never have I been made to feel embarrassed.I felt very humiliated as I was rudely questioned & ordered publicly to take my insulin out of its travel cold-case & dumped in to a plastic bag pic.twitter.com/UgW6z1rkkF
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) July 23, 2019
He further said on Twitter, "I do not believe I should have been treated differently from anyone else. I just believe there should be a standard of care when dealing with all people. I understand there are proper safety precautions but that doesn’t mean people should be humiliated whilst undergoing them."
I do not believe I should have been treated differently from anyone else. I just believe there should be a standard of care when dealing with all people. I understand there are proper safety precautions but that doesn’t mean people should be humiliated whilst undergoing them.
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) July 23, 2019
The former fast bowler was one of the commentators in the recently concluded Cricket World Cup 2019, which was hosted by England.
Akram, 53, took 414 wickets in Test and 502 wickets in One Day International (ODI) during his career.
Image Credit: Wasim Akram Twitter
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