TDP chief Naidu write to MEA suggesting more flights for speedy evacuation of students from Ukraine

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu wrote a letter, requesting the external affairs ministry to increase flights to ensure the speedy evacuation of students from Ukraine.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu wrote a letter to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), requesting the ministry to increase flights to ensure the speedy evacuation of students from Ukraine.

‘’In the light of the increased number of Telugu people along with other fellow Indians at various border points, the following requests may be considered: Increase in number of flights evacuating Indians; Flights may be operated from other border countries of Ukraine like Slovakia, Moldova and Poland so that the Government of India run flights can cater to more people," Naidu wrote.

Naidu appreciated the efforts put out by the MEA to bring back the stranded Indians in Ukraine.

"Currently, all flights carrying Indians are terminating at Mumbai or Delhi. Considering the number of Telugu people it is requested to operate flights till Hyderabad, Tirupati, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam,’’ he added.

Naidu said that as per his data there are 1500 Telugu people stranded in the war-hit country.

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‘’At present, they are all travelling towards Uzhhorod,’’ he informed MEA and suggested that as Uzhhorod is close to the Slovakia border and flights should be arranged from Bratislava airport for them.