Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Holds Online Meeting With Loka Kerala Sabha Members In The Gulf Region

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In view of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan an online meeting with Loka Kerala Sabha members in the Gulf region regarding helping the expatriate community living there.

In a Facebook post, the CM said that in view of the crisis in the Gulf region, members of the Loka Kerala Sabha were requested to support those on transit visas, those who cannot travel urgently due to fear of attacks, the sick, and those who need medicine.

The meeting clarified that precautions given by the respective administrations must be strictly followed and that constant contact should be maintained with the Indian Embassies there, Vijayan said in his post.

He advised the members of the Loka Kerala Sabha, a platform for the cultural, socio-political and economic integration of non-resident Keralites, that only official channels of information in the Gulf region should be relied upon and no one should believe baseless news or rumours.

It was also suggested that care should be taken not to act in a way that arouses concern, the CM said, and to behave with “a sense of unity and vigilance”.

Vijayan, in his post, also said that the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) has set up a helpline system to communicate with expatriates, and a control room has been established at the Delhi Kerala House.