By Subhash K Jha

Hurt and aggrieved beyond belief by the former President A. P. J Kalam's double-frisking incident in the US, Harsh Mayar who portrayed an uneducated Rajasthani boy who hero-worships Kamal in I Am Kalam has decided to take the matter further than just an apology

13-year old Harsha Mayar seething in anger and hurt at what he sees as the humiliation of the whole nation, now intends to submit a petition to the prime minister of India asking for the US president to apologize for Kalam's humiliation.

Reasons the upset boy, "Haq to yehi banta hai na? (isn't this the right thing to do?). Kalaam Saab may no longer be the President Of India. But he is no less than a President for us. When I did I Am Kalam I realized how deeply he cares for the future of children in our country. I think the US President must apologize personally for the way Kalam Saab was treated. "

The boy thinks frisking the former President is an insult to India. "If I was there when it happened I don't know what I'd have done. I saw the whole thing on television on Sunday and I was stunned. How could America be so rude to someone so great. "

Harsh will now convey his displeasure about the incident in writing to our Prime Minister. "I am an National-award winning actor. And unlike the boy I portrayed in the film main padha-likha hoon.

I can read and write. And I won the award for a film that was inspired by and devoted to Kalam Saab. I want him to know he isn't alone. I may be very young. But I felt his hurt and humiliation. And I won't rest easy until America apologizes. "

Then as an afterthought the boy adds, "Yesterday was Children's Day. Kalam Saab cares for us children as much as Chacha Nehru used it. Isn't it only natural that we should all stand up for him when he has been treated so badly?"