Air India incident.
By Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
United Kingdom
March 23, 2017 4:08pm CST
I was rather shocked to read about an Indian MP Ravindra Gaikwad attacked an air India employee when he was told there were no business class seats on an all economy flight.
He then went on to boast about beating the man to the press.
The prime minister of India should have him thrown out of parliament and prosecuted for assault and ordered to pay the man compensation for the humiliation and distress caused to this poor employee.
I hope on behalf of the employee air India gives this MP a life time ban flying with them. I also hope that they will pursue him in the courts for the assault on one of their staff.
NO one I repeat NO one has a right to hit another person especially when the situation is something they can do nothing about. What a poor example and demonstration of bad behaviour, unbecoming of a member of Parliament.
I do not think any member of parliament in the UK would ever get away with such bad behaviour. They would be arrested by the police MP or No MP.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 Mar 17
So they think they do. If you ever thought the class system was bad in the UK then India would knock spots off any nation!
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
23 Mar 17
@garymarsh6 The diplomats here get away with murder. Probably real murder, too!
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
25 Mar 17
He is banned air travel and although there is delay which cannot be explained he will surely be booked. Our PM is more after popularity and so he is treading cautiously. 
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Mar 17
@allknowing Who? The MP or the man he hit?
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Mar 17
I would give him the boot with my big size nines. He has no right to treat anyone like that. Vile little man!
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@LadyDuck (457193)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 17
I fully agree with you, I remember a similar accident about two years ago. It started when a first-class passenger refused macadamia nuts served in a bag, she wanted the nuts served on a plate. She wanted the plane to go back to New York, so that the attendant could be kicked out of the plane... she ended in jail.
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@LadyDuck (457193)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 17
@garymarsh6 Yes, she was the co chairwoman of Korea airways. Some people think that they can do everything due their position, very wrong.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I think she is a bit sorry now. How ridiculous. Shame I was not on that flight otherwise I would have intervened and told her exactly what I thought of her. I think it was over offering a bag of nuts rather than serve them on a plate. How ridiculous.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar 17
She was the co chairwoman of Korea airways. She humiliated the cabin steward. She was sacked from her job and I think she slapped him and you are right she ended up in prison. Good job too!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Mar 17
He should be and to pay some compensation to the poor worker!
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Mar 17
There is an awful culture of treating people badly in India. I remember our tour guide who was a Brahmin the way he spoke to people was really out of order so I made a point of watching him talking to the drivers and others and he knew it. Although I could not tell what he was saying I am sure he was being careful.
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@JudyEv (325102)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Mar 17
@garymarsh6 I wonder if the caste system is any less strong now? It takes so long to change people's attitudes. Many of our Aussie tourists become quite arrogant in Bali and treat people badly. They wouldn't behave that way at home.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
27 Mar 17
For sure when that happens here, the man will surely be sent to jail even if he is a senator. People will unite to make him pay for doing that to the poor employee.
Yes, no one has the right to do that to his fellowmen even if he has a high position in the government. The more that you are in a high position, the more that you should be kind , humble and considerate.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
24 Mar 17
What a pompous ... he is, I hope the employee sues him, he will be hoist with his own petard!!! or certainly his own big mouth!!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar 17
Yes lets hope the mighty fall and land heavily!
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@Tampa_girl7 (48866)
• United States
27 Mar 17
People behave absolutely insane. There is no excuse for such bad behavior.
@Morleyhunt (21736)
• Canada
23 Mar 17
I think you'd be shocked at the misdeeds public servants get away with.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar 17
Especially in India. The way people are treated is appalling.
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@JESSY3236 (18887)
• United States
24 Mar 17
That's terrible. He should have behaved better.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Mar 17
Absolutely. I would have humiliated him beyond belief.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 Mar 17
Rules and the law does not touch Indian MP's so it seems!
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