NEW DELHI: The Indian Consulate in Chicago on Thursday helped an Indian man in getting an emergency visa following intervention by External Affairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj. Swaraj directed the consulate to reach out to Rohan Shah after he sought help saying father passed away in India.
Rohan Shah from Chicago tweeted to Swaraj that his father passed away in India and needs an urgent visa from the Indian consulate in US.
Prompt as she has been in the past, Swaraj directed the Indian consulate in Chicago to reach out to Shah. Within hours, she tweeted the confirmation of the issuance of visa to Shah.
Overwhelmed by the prompt response, Shah thanked Swaraj for her help saying the visas were issued in 20 minutes.
Since she took oath as external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj has used the Twitter as a platform to help Indians in other countries. Recently, the minister helped a man in Canada reach the Indian Consulate in Toronto and overcome difficulties relating to Persons of Indian Origin or PIO card.
On December 19, Swaraj was admitted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on November 7 after kidney failure. She was discharged on December 19, 10 days after a kidney transplant.