New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday told a Kashmiri student, who sought her help and who is currently residing in the Philippines, that there was no such place as ‘Indian occupied Kashmir’.
The student, Sheikh Ateek had tweeted Swaraj for help with his passport, saying, “I am from J&K doing medicine course here in the Philippines, my passport got damaged, I applied for new one month ago, I request you to please help me get it as I literally need to go home for medical check-up,” he said in a tweet tagging Swaraj.
Incidentally, his profile said that he is from ‘Indian occupied Kashmir’ and the EAM reminded him that no such place existed in India. “If you are from J&K state, we will definitely help you. But your profile says you are from ‘Indian occupied Kashmir’. There is no place like that,” she said.
If you are from J&K state, we will definitely help you. But your profile says you are from ‘Indian occupied Kashmir’. There is no place like that. @indembmanila https://t.co/Srzo7tfMSx
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) May 10, 2018
1. @SAteEQ019 – I am happy you have corrected the profile.
2. Jaideep – He is an Indian national from J&K. Pls help him. @indembmanila https://t.co/rArqxIQoN3
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) May 10, 2018
Later, the student corrected the description and then his account was found to be unavailable. Swaraj acknowledged the change in description and then directed the authorities to help him. “I am happy that you have corrected the profile. Jaideep, h is an Indian national from J&K. Please help him,” she tweeted.
Source: Zee News