CHENNAI: Australian filmmaker and two-time Oscar nominee David Bradbury, identified for his documentary on anti-nuclear protests in southern Tamil Nadu’s Kudankulam, was stopped by immigration officers at Chennai airport on Sept 11 and allegedly compelled to go away the nation. Bradbury had arrived together with his daughter Nakeita, 21, and son Omar, 14, for a household journey throughout India.He was allegedly detained with out rationalization and deported to Thailand.
“He was taken to a room, detained for twenty-four hours after which compelled to fly to Thailand. By 3am, we have been requested to go away the airport however got no particulars about my dad. He referred to as us solely after he reached Thailand,” Nakeita stated Thursday, talking over the cellphone from Milan.
Bradbury had deliberate a visit throughout India as a “journey of discovery and remembrance” for his deceased companion Treena Lenthall. Whereas Nakeita and Omar cleared immigration, their father was held by officers. The siblings determined to proceed their journey via Puducherry, Salem, Kerala, Varanasi, and New Delhi, performing a standard Hindu farewell for Lenthall. On Wednesday, they left India to reunite with their father in Milan.
Nakeita suspects her father’s detention could also be linked to his documentary on the 2012 Kudankulam nuclear plant protests, although officers haven’t confirmed this. When contacted, officers from the Foreigners Regional Registration Workplace (FRRO) in Chennai stated they’d “look into the matter”, however declined additional remark.
The siblings accomplished their journey lasting two weeks, counting on Google Maps and native assist. “We have been tricked many instances. We have been charged randomly at petrol bunks, toll gates, and lodges. It was not truthful. However we pulled via,” stated Nakeita.
