Chennai: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy got stuck inside a lift for over four minutes at the City airport on Sunday evening triggering a security flutter. The CM was on his way to Madurai to attend the Thevar Poojai celebrations.
The CM, his personal security officer (PSO) and a few members of the security team had taken the lift, which got stuck before reaching the second floor.
Airport sources said that the Chief Minister was waiting in the VVIP lounge on the third floor of the domestic terminal and had taken the lift to reach the ground floor.
The CM, his personal security officer (PSO) and a few members of the security team had taken the lift, which got stuck before reaching the second floor. Other members of the security team who were waiting in the other floors swung into action and alerted the technical team.
The CM and his party were inside the lift for about four minutes. The snag was immediately rectified and those in the lift were secured. The flight to Madurai was delayed by 15 minutes due to the incident, airport authorities said.
