vendredi 12 avril 2013

Read for You: Madonna denied access to the VIP area of ​​the airport in Lilongwe

By Rfi




The American singer Madonna has been denied access to the VIP area of ​​the airport in Lilongwe, Malawi's capital. The pop queen said she was "saddened", but the President of Malawi, Joyce Banda, has remained defiant saying that the singer was "like any other visitor."

Madonna did not appreciate having to queue with other passengers at the airport in Lilongwe, Malawi's capital.The pop queen, who had come to visit the schools that built in this small southern African state, said he was "saddened" that the authorities refused him access to the VIP area of ​​the airport, reserved personalities. This criticism has earned the star a response of four pages of President Joyce Banda.It is "strange and depressing" Madonna of Malawi seems to require "an obligation of eternal gratitude" because she has adopted two Malawian children, says Joyce Banda."Goodness, in its ordinary sense, is free and anonymous," she wrote. "Otherwise, it is not goodness, this is akin to blackmail," she adds. Celebrity Madonna meant not receive an official welcome it and she was "just like any other visitor," said the government.Abandonment of a college projectThe government also argues that because the singer did not build schools, but only a few classrooms. In fact, Madonna has canceled a project for college girls $ 15 million to build schools instead of accommodating more children.This may be one of the causes of the dispute with the Government of Malawi. Relatives of the singer also explain the anger of President Joyce Banda that his own sister was removed from his position at the head of a charity set up by Madonna.In any case, Madonna says she will continue to fund programs to help children in Malawi.

 

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