Sushma Swaraj's help for student stuck in the Philippines comes with a lesson
11 May 2018 5:15 AM IST
New Delhi: A man in the Philippines who sought help from External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday changed his profile details after the Minister called him out for referring to Jammu and Kashmir as "Indian-occupied Kashmir". The user, who is pursuing a medical course abroad, reached out to Swaraj to issue him a new passport to return to India for a medical checkup after his passport was damaged.
According to reports, the user tweeted, "I am from J&K doing medicine course here in the Philippines my passport got damaged I applied for a new one month ago I request you please help me to get it as I need to go home for a medical checkup."
Swaraj responded to the user, "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." Hours after this tweet, she addressed the user again, "I am happy you have corrected the profile." She directed officials at the Indian Embassy in the Philippines to help him.
Swaraj is known to be active on Twitter and swift in offering help to Indians abroad. In several instances in the past, the External Affairs Minister has used the social media platform to connect those in distress with the appropriate authorities.
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