I interacted with him during my short stint at LHR
He was a minister in the Vajpayee Govt then n in transit to ZRH/GVA over London
The layover was about 2 hours
During the layover in the VIP lounge after the initial courtesies n formalities I told him that though I was referring to him as SIR,HE should refer to me as SIR
He asked me why
I told him I was 5 to 6 years his Senior at St.Xaviers Delhi
Moreover he n my BIL had fought the ABVP elections together
Both he n my BIL went underground together for 6 months during the Emergency
He immediately recalled these instances n mentioned that he had even attended my wedding
After that we sorta became friends
He put his hands on my shoulder n we talked about school days
Apparently this gesture did not go down well with the powers that be n aye was told NOT to meet him in transit on his return 2 days later
A noble soul
May he RIP
