After his "ordeal" at at the hands of immigration officials at the Newark airport, Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan has said he does not feel like stepping on American soil any more but ruled out seeking an apology for the incident which was denied by US officials.Driving straight to the venue of a function at the luxury Trump Taj Mahal hotel in Atlantic City in tattered jeans, a white T-shirt, a brownish coat and a muffler since his baggage was yet to arrive, Khan told the audience that "I was treated shabbily just because I happened to have Khan as my last name."

Profusely apologising to his fans for arriving two hours late at the casino city of New Jersey for yesterdays function, King Khan stunned the large number of Indian-Americans when he told them that he does not feel like stepping on the American soil any more, but it is the love and affection of millions of his fans in the US which would bring him to this country again and again.

Sharing his "ordeal" which he underwent as he landed at the Newark International Liberty Airport on a British Airways flight, with his fans, the 43-year-old actor said he was grilled by immigration officials."It was very unprofessional of the airport security staff of not allowing me to use my cell phone to contact my local organisers," he told the audience, who were literally taken aback by what they heard from the actor.

A visibly shattered Khan said that "I have travelled throughout the world for my shooting and also as brand ambassador for all major products but I have never been treated like this before." "At times I do not feel like stepping on American soil any more but I have millions of fans here who would want to see me so I will keep coming," King Khan told his fans.

Later in Chicago, where he had gone to take part in the South Asian Carnival on the occasion of Indias Independence Day, Khan said that "I think it is a procedure that needs to be followed. But it is an unfortunate procedure."Asked whether he would seek an apology for the incident, the actor replied in the negative.Soon after the incident which sparked angry reactions back home, the actor had yesterday said he was detained and questioned at Newark airport by US immigration officials after his name matched with some of those on a common checklist. He was let off at the intervention of Indian Consulate officials.

Khan had termed the incident as "uncalled for", saying that "I did feel bad. I felt angry. I am glad my family wasnt there. God knows what they would have done to them.""I was really hassled at the American Airport because of my name being Khan," the actor, who figured in the American Newsweek magazines list of 50 most powerful people, had said.

Meanwhile, US immigration authorities in New York denied that Khan was detained and questioned for two hours at the Newark airport or that the actor was singled out because of his name or Asian identity.

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