Dancer and Actress Sudhaa Chandran appeals to PM Modi for help after she was asked to remove her prosthetic limb at the airport

Popular Bharatanatyam dancer and actress Sudhaa Chandran revealed on Instagram recently to make an appeal to Prime Minister Modi, the state government and the Union government, requesting them to issue a card to people with disabilities so that the rigorous checks at airports can be avoided several times, particularly the removal of prosthetic limbs. She returned to dancing and acting again using an artificial limb after losing her leg in a severe accident.

According to the Instagram post, the 56-year-old-actor said that despite requesting airport authorities to conduct an "ETD (Explosive Trace Detector) for her artificial limb," they insisted on her to remove it for safety checks. "Good evening, this is a very personal note that I want to tell our dear Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji, this is an appeal to the Central government and state government, I am Sudhaa Chandran, an actress and dancer by profession, who has danced with an artificial limb and created history and made my country very proud of me," said Chandran in her Instagram post.

She also added, "But every time I go on my professional visits, each time, I'm stopped at the airport and when I request them at the security, to the CISF officers that please do an ETD (Explosive Trace Detector) for my artificial limb, they still want me to remove my artificial limb and show it to them. Is this humanly possible, Modi ji? Is this what our country is talking about? Is this the respect that a woman gives to another woman in our society?"

She further requested the government to allot people with disabilities a special card, similar to the one issued to senior citizens.

Mentioning that going through this "grill" every time was painful, the caption by Sudha said that she is hoping that the message reaches the concerned Union and state government authorities and immediate action is taken. "Totally hurt... each time going through this grill is very very hurting....hope my message reaches the state and central government authorities....and expecting a prompt action," Sudhaa expresses in the video.