In his second day in office, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar yesterday began continuing his predecessor Sushma Swaraj’s practice of being active on Twitter to address the problems of Indians abroad.
Swaraj, during her tenure, was known for her instant response on any request for Indians posted on her Twitter handle, especially from those in distress in foreign lands.
Jaishankar, who took charge on Friday, had then tweeted that he was “proud to follow the footsteps” of Swaraj.
“My first tweet. Thank you all for the best wishes! Honoured to be given this responsibility. Proud to follow on the footsteps of @SushmaSwaraj ji.
“We at Team @MEAIndia continue to be at your service 24x7. Happy to be leading the effort with my colleague MoS Muraleedharan ji @VMBJP,” he posted.
As Indians abroad raised their problems, Jaishankar asked the nearest Indian mission concerned to help.
A woman on a family trip to Germany and Italy reported that her family members’ passports had been stolen. Jaishankar replied that the Indian embassy in Rome and the consul-general in Munich would extend their full support to the family.
To Vineet Nair who stated that he and others have been trapped in Oman, Jaishankar replied: “Our embassy in Oman is trying to resolve this. Please continue to stay in touch with them @IndEmb_Muscat.”