BJP leader and former Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, said on Friday that there was no need for a Kerala minister to go to Kuwait to coordinate the relief operation in the aftermath of a fire incident in the Gulf nation that killed 45 Indians, most of them from
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh thanked the authorities in Kuwait for expediting the repatriation of the bodies of Indians killed in the fire tragedy on June 12.
The Kuwait Embassy in India expressed condolences on the death of 45 Indian nationals in the tragic fire incident in the Gulf country and wished a speedy recovery to the injured getting treatment.
At least 45 Indians were killed in the fire incident, and 31 bodies of victims from Kerala (23), Tamil Nadu (7), and Karnataka (1) were brought via a special aircraft of the Indian Air Force to Kerala's Kochi on Friday.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan acknowledged efforts on the part of the Government of India and that of Kuwait in their intervention following the fire tragedy in Kuwait that claimed 45 Indian lives. On State Health Minister Veena George not given permission to visit the Chief Mini
Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan slammed the Union government for "not giving clearance" for Kerala Health Minister Veena George to travel to Kuwait to coordinate assistance for the people from the state affected by the tragic fire mishap in the Gulf country.
Kerala Minister K Rajan called it unfortunate that the central government denied permission to Kerala Health Minister Veena George to visit Kuwait and take part in relief work after a fire incident claimed the lives of 45 Indians, including 23 from Kerala.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that the Union government's refusal to grant her permission to travel to Kuwait to coordinate relief efforts for Keralites affected by a tragic fire incident was very unfortunate. She also said that the Indian Embassy in Kuwait did not gi
Minister K Rajan said that it was unfortunate that State Health Minister Veena George was not permitted to travel to Kuwait. "Our intention was to coordinate the efforts and make sure Keralites are getting treatment. But Union government made her wait due to technical reasons," he said.
Fourty-five Indians have lost their lives in the deadly fire that broke out in the "labour accommodation" in the Mangaf area of Kuwait in the early hours of Wednesday.
"A special IAF aircraft carrying mortal remains of 45 Indian victims in the fire incident in Kuwait has taken off for Kochi," the Indian embassy wrote on X.