YouTuber Karl Rock Barred From Entering India. Government Explains Why

Karl Rock has been blacklisted by Indian authorities for a year following violation of visa norms.

YouTuber Karl Rock, who has been barred from entry in India since last October, had violated the terms of his visa, the Union Home Ministry said today. Married to an Indian, the New Zealand national has been blacklisted by the Centre and he has raised the matter with several authorities, both here and in his home country. Dear @jacindaardern, the Govt. of India has blocked me from entering India separating me from my wife & family in Delhi. They blacklisted me without telling me, giving reasons, or letting me reply. Please watch my struggle https://t.co/dq0Z98SCFw@NZinIndia@MukteshPardeshipic.twitter.com/sLM2nk9lR3 You Violated Rules of Tourist Visa which bars you from getting involved in Political Activism & you are not the only one. You should have thought about it before getting involved in CAA protests pic.twitter.com/e2QagIq1qr Karl Rock makes videos on travel safety, interesting destinations, avoid scams etc -- in both English and Hindi -- and has close 1.8 million subscribers to his YouTube channel. He is married to Manisha Malik of Delhi since April 2019. "I left India in October 2020 to travel to Dubai and Pakistan. When I left through the New Delhi International Airport, they cancelled my Visa. They would not tell me why they were cancelling my visa," Mr Rock said in a YouTube video posted yesterday and titled "Why I haven't seen my wife in 269 days #Blacklisted".