Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra has alleged that she had to face racism at Sydney Airport as she encountered a ‘grumpy’ ground staff when she was all set to board her flight to Melbourne.Not long ago, the actress attended an event organised on the occasion of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to create awareness about the safety of elderly persons, with the aim of helping them lead a healthier, stress-free life.
According to sources, this a cause that’s she’s always been passionate about. “Shamita often visits old age homes because she feels very connected to elderly people. She likes interacting with them and promoting positive thinking,” a source says.A furious Shilpa took to Instagram to narrate the entire story, of how her bag was called oversized to be carried as cabin luggage. The ‘Dhadkan’ star further wrote how the ground staff named Mel decided it was “OK” to speak curtly to “brown people.”
The 43-year-old further called out to the airline for the bad behavior of its staff and said that ‘tone cannot change with preference to color.’This is not the first time that the fitness enthusiast has faced such a situation. She made headlines in 2007 after she had to face racist remarks from contestants on fifth season of the British reality show ‘ Celebrity Big Brother’. The ‘Baazigar’ actor was declared as the winner of the edition.
