Madonna's music may make her one of the most internationally known pop stars on the planet, but Malawi is not impressed.
The president of Malawi, Joyce Banda, slammed the pop star for reportedly expecting the Malawian government to "roll out a red carpet and blast the 21-gun salute in her honour".
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When Madonna arrived to Malawi last week, she started her trip by penning a sweet, handwritten letter to Malawi's president Joyce Banda asking if Banda had time to meet.
Banda was NOT impressed with the letter. Instead of setting a time to meet up with Madge, Banda wrote a scathing statement calling her request to meet similar to "blackmail". Here is a little clip:
"Granted, Madonna is a famed international musician, but that does not impose an injunction of obligation on any government under whose territory Madonna finds herself, including Malawi, to give her state treatment. Such treatment, even if she deserved it, is discretionary not obligatory. Kindness, as far as its ordinary meaning is concerned, is free and anonymous. If it can't be free and silent, it is not kindness; it is something else. Blackmail is the closest it becomes."
Madonna fired a letter back defending her purposes for visiting Malawi only to increase the tension. To make matters worse for the queen of pop, she was stripped of VIP access in Malawi's airport and had to be frisked along with normals.
Do you think Banda was being too tough on Madge?
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