In a prompt response to a request by
a woman, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today directed the Indian
Embassy in Washington to give a visa to an Indian to attend his father’s last
rites despite the mission being closed for two days for Vijaya Dashmi and
Moharram.
Swaraj’s directive to the embassy
came after Sarita Takru, a resident of Karnal, appealed to the External Affairs
Minister on Twitter to give a visa to her US-based son, Abhai Kaul, so he could
attend his father’s cremation.
“Our Embassy in the US is closed for
Vijaya Dashmi and Moharram. I have sent a message. We will open the Embassy and
give a visa to your son,” Swaraj tweeted.
Soon after Swaraj’s instructions,
the Indian Embassy asked Takru to share Kaul’s contact details so that a visa
could be granted expeditiously.
Takru said her husband died
yesterday and she had expressed anguish after knowing that the embassy would be
closed today and tomorrow. “...Can’t get Indian visa before Local Thursday. Is
this human?”
“This dreadful wait must end. Please
give my son Indian visa in US so his father may be cremated. Please support.
Need empathy,” Takru tweeted.
To this, Swaraj responded, saying:
“I am sorry to know about the sad demise of your husband. Just wait - I will
help you.”
The
External Affairs Minister is known for her prompt response to Indians in
distress abroad. — PTI
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