Indian Embassy provided great assistance to get us out: Indian fishermen after returning to India from Iran

Indian fishermen who returned to the country from Iran have praised the Indian Embassy and the government for their assistance in facilitating their safe evacuation amid the tense regional situationFisherman Rajesh Patel from Gujarats Valsad who had been working as a fisherman in the Kiru region of Iran for the past four years said he and others were forced to leave due to escalating unrestHe stated that the situation there was quite chaotic noting the role of the Indian embassy in Tehran in assisting the stranded fishermen to get them back home safelyI came back from the Kiru region of Iran I work as a fisherman I had been there for four years Patel saidThings got quite chaotic over there recently Thats why we had to leave The Indian Embassy provided us with a great deal of assistance in getting out It would have been extremely difficult for us to leave on our own but the entire Indian Embassy machinery set up support centres everywhere in every state so we were able to get out and return safely The Indian government helped us in Iran from Armenia to get us back home in India he addedAnother fisherman from the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu described the difficult conditions they faced before their return saying they were caught in a lifethreatening situationPer day nearly 10 to 20 bombs fell before us With great difficulty holding our lives in our hands we came here safely We thank our government very much he saidThe returning fishermen expressed gratitude to the Indian authorities for coordinating their evacuation and ensuring their safe return to India amid the crisisThe fishermen returned to the country on Saturday night and were welcomed by Union Minister for Commerce Piyush Goyal at the Chennai International AirportSpeaking to reporters at the airport following their arrival Goyal said the evacuation was carried out following directions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi with coordinated efforts by the Ministry of External Affairs MEA and Indian missions abroad to relocate the stranded fishermen from Iran to Armenia before bringing them back to IndiaOur Prime Minister gave instructions to the Foreign Ministry and they worked very hard to move them from Iran to Armenia From Armenia we got some good people to support us in getting them back because they are very poor fishermen In the first batch 345 came Today 300 came The Prime Minister has always cared for all the people who are stuck in any crisis This once again demonstrates how much he cares for our fishermen who were unfortunately stuck in the middle of the war in Iran They have been brought out from right inside Iran the Union Minister saidHe further informed that over 600 Indian fishermen have been safely brought back from Iran so far with the assistance of Indian embassies in Iran and Armenia The returnees include fishermen primarily from Tamil Nadu Gujarat Kerala and PuducherryEarlier on Friday during the interministerial briefing on the recent developments in West Asia the MEA stated that the Embassy of India in Tehran has facilitated the movement of 2180 Indian nationals from Iran to Armenia and Azerbaijan for onwards travel to India including 981 Indian students and 657 Indian fishermenThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever