Be patient till May 3; MEA making best efforts: Muraleedharan to Indians stranded abroad

NEW DELHI: The rules of the lockdown do not allow for bringing back stranded Indians and getting them held up at various airports, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday, urging citizens abroad who want to return to be patient till May 3.

            Muraleedharan, speaking at a video conference session organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said his Ministry was definitely concerned about Indians stranded abroad and was making efforts to bring them back at the earliest.

            Asked about Indian students stuck in the US, Muraleedharan said Indian students were stranded across the globe from the Carribean to New Zealand and Australia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AGENCIES)