"Smacks Of Racism": Congress' Jairam Ramesh On UK's Covid Travel Rules
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The new rules reflect the UK's decision to scrap its 'amber' list from October 4; India is currently on that list but has not been moved to the expanded 'green' list
A new travel advisory by the United Kingdom - which says people arriving from India and a few other countries will be considered "unvaccinated" even if they have had two doses of Covishield - has renewed controversy over freedom of international travel during the pandemic. Absolutely bizarre considering Covishield was originally developed in the UK and The Serum Institute, Pune has supplied to that country too! This smacks of racism. https://t.co/GtKOzMgydf
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has slammed the rules, which were announced by the UK government Friday and will come into effect on October 4, as "racist" and "absolutely bizarre".
"Absolutely bizarre considering Covishield was originally developed in the UK and The Serum Institute, Pune, has supplied to that country too! This smacks of racism," he tweeted.
