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Dubai - The minister took the step after Khaleej Times reported the story of the Indian man recently.

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Published: Thu 1 Dec 2016, 6:41 AM

Last updated: Fri 2 Dec 2016, 7:47 AM

Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj sought a report from the Indian Consulate in Dubai about an NRI who walked over 1000 kilometres to obtain a flight ticket to return home. 
"I have asked for a report from the Indian Embassy in Dubai," Swaraj tweeted.
The minister took the step after Khaleej Times reported the story of the Indian man recently.

Jagannathan Selvaraj, a 48-year-old Indian expat in Dubai, has walked more than 1,000km over two years to attend court proceedings in order to return home.
Speaking to Khaleej Times, Selvaraj says he's braved traffic, heat, sandstorms and exhaustion while trekking through the busy highways of Dubai, travelling a distance of 22km one way to reach Dubai Courts from his Sonapur accommodation (on the outskirts of Dubai) to attend the labour court proceedings.
Hailing from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, Selvaraj began his court journeys after his mother died back home in an accident and he was denied leave to attend her funeral.
His case went on for almost two years and Selvaraj recollects that he must have walked at least 20 times to Karama from Sonapur and back, every time covering a distance of 50-plus kilometers in four hours.


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