When President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma visited Muscat in 1994

Year c.1994 : 

The then President of India, Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma visited Muscat on an official trip.
When the Air India flight landed at Muscat, three very unusual incidents occurred ... 

First:

The Sultan of Oman never goes to the airport to receive dignitaries of any country - Never!

But this time he broke convention and was at the airport to receive the President of India!

Second:

When the flight landed, the Sultan of Oman climbed up the air stairs to go and receive the President at his seat inside the aircraft!

Third:

After they had alight ed the flight there was a car with the chauffeur standing. But the Sultan dismissed the driver and personally took the wheel to drive the President !

Later when reporters questioned the Sultan why he broke so many protocols, the Sultan replied, “I didnt go to airport to receive the President of India rather I went there to receive Dr Sharma, who was my professor when I was studying in Pune, India!”

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* How India Travels