Evacuating Indians from Yemen less exciting than visiting Pakistan embassy: VK Singh

Indian Minister of State for External Affairs says evacuation process is a difficult task


Web Desk April 07, 2015
PHOTO: ZEE MEDIA BUREAU

DJIBOUTI: Overseeing the safe evacuation of Indians from war-torn Yemen, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said the exercise "is less exciting than going to the Pakistani embassy".

Singh, who is camping in Djibouti to oversee the evacuation, made the comments early Tuesday while briefing the media about the rescue operation of fellow citizens.

The former army chief said the evacuation process was a difficult task and that the Indian government was trying its best to maximise success in rescuing people in large numbers, as soon as possible.

Singh raked up a controversy when he tweeted with hashtags “disgust” and “duty” during Pakistan Day celebrations in New Delhi, claiming it as a ‘job or service allocated'.






India is expected to wrap up its massive evacuation operation, named ‘Rahat’ in the upcoming days as the toll of rescued persons from Yemen has reached 3,300 with 1,052 Indians rescued on Monday.

Meanwhile, eleven Indian citizens were among the 35 foreign nationals who were rescued with the 148 Pakistani citizens from the Ash Shihr port in Yemen on April 4.

This article was originally published on Zee News website

COMMENTS (10)

Tyggar | 8 years ago | Reply @Parvez: but V.K Singh needs to shut his flapping mouth….he comes across as completely irresponsible. Lol! To call one who has lead a massive evacuation so efficiently, the word "irresponsible" seems immature. You neither know the context in which the comment was made and neither did you know the facts as evident from your first comment. You thought India had not rescued any Pakistanis and you could score some brownie points. @just_someone I think this is the worst time to be sarcastic or joke around… Ironically at a time like this I would be more concerned with his actions than his words
Tyggar | 8 years ago | Reply We should look at his deeds not nitpick at his words. he has personally gone to Yemen and organised the most efficient evacuation ever. The rescued people from mostly from the minority community are all praise for the massive rescue effort. However if petty nitpicking does give you a feeling of happiness then sure go ahead.
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