Karanvir Bohra recalls how Sushma Swaraj helped him in Russia

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest on Tuesday July 6 2019 Condolences poured in from all quarters of the world for the politicianTelevision actor Karanvir Bohra took to Twitter to express condolences He also recounted how the Swarajled ministry of external affairs came to his rescue after he was detained for travelling with a damaged passportShocked to hear that Sushma Swaraji passed away A woman who worked hard for the betterment of our country she never made any Indian feel alienated when in trouble in a foreign land Like in Russia if it wasnt for Sushmaji I would have been impounded RIP Sushmaji Jai Hind Karanvir tweetedShocked to hear that SushmaSwaraj ji passed awayA woman who worked hard for the betterment of r countryshe never made any Indian feel alienated when in trouble in a foreign landLike in Russia if it wasnt for Sushmaji I wud have been impounded RIPSushmaJi Jaihindu00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3mdash Karanvir Bohra KVBohra August 6 2019Early this year Karanvir landed at the Moscow international airport and was detained after a tear on his passport allegedly led officials to raise an alarm Talking to midday from Moscow at the time of the incident the actor recounted the incidentThe officials at the immigration desk checked my passport for almost 15 to 20 minutes They concluded that my passport was damaged and that they would have to deport me I was surprised as I had not faced any difficulties while leaving India or at the visa office he said adding that he then appraised the Indian Embassy and Russian Embassy of the situation by tweeting about it I also called the officials of the MacCoffee Bollywood Film Festival and informed them tooFortunately the Ministry of External Affairs sprung into action and brought to a close Bohras eighthour ordeal I am thankful to honourable minister Sushma Swaraj and the officials as they intervened from India After waiting here for almost eight hours the Indian Embassy in Moscow issued a brand new temporary passport and visa to meSwaraj was appointed the foreign minister in the first term of Modi government in 2014 She opted out of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections citing ill health During her tenure the BJP leader had been active and popular on Twitter reaching out to the Indian diaspora in distress for assistanceApart from himBollywood celebrities like Parineeti Chopra Shabana Azmi Sunny Deol Anupam Kher Boman Irani Ekta Kapoor Javed Akhtar Lata Mangeshkar Swara Bhasker took to social media to offer condolences and remembered the beloved leaderThe senior BJP leader was brought to AIIMS at 1015 PM and was straight away taken to the emergency ward She had a kidney transplant in 2016 and had opted out of contesting Lok Sabha polls earlier this year for health reasonsEarlier in the day President Ram Nath Kovind Prime Minister Narendra Modi Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP working president JP Nadda among others paid tribute to the former external affairs minister at her residenceAlso ReadAmitabh Bachchan remembers Sushma Swaraj An extraordinary speaker and politicianCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates