<p><img title="Sushma Swaraj helps man get visa for father's funeral" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/20Sushma-Swaraj.jpg" alt="Sushma Swaraj helps man get visa for father's funeral" width="670" height="623" /><em style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>Sushma Swaraj. Pic/PTI</strong></em></p>
<p>In yet another prompt response to a request on Twitter, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj directed Indian Embassy in Washington to give visa to an Indian to attend his father's last rites.</p>
<p>Swaraj's directive to the Embassy came after one Sarita Takru, a resident of Karnal, appealed to the External Affairs Minister on twitter to give visa to her US-based son Abhai Kaul so he can attend his father's cremation.</p>
<p>However what made this special was that despite the the mission being closed for two days for Vijaya Dashmi and Muharram, Swaraj made sure that the visa is granted.</p>
<p>The request was such.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj">@SushmaSwaraj</a> lost my husband ystrday. My only child, Abhai Kaul, Am citizen, can't get Indian visa before Local Thursday. Is this human?</p>
&mdash; Sarita Takru (@saritakru) <a href="https://twitter.com/saritakru/status/785664214794838016">October 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This dreadful wait must end. Please give my son Indian visa in US so his father may be cremated. Please support. Need empathy.</p>
&mdash; Sarita Takru (@saritakru) <a href="https://twitter.com/saritakru/status/785775328211808256">October 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Swaraj then tweeted this.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I am sorry to know about the sad demise of your husband. Just wait - I will help you. <a href="https://t.co/KSvgSZtq8R">https://t.co/KSvgSZtq8R</a></p>
&mdash; Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) <a href="https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/785729856260612097">October 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Soon after Swaraj's instruction, the Indian Embassy asked Takru to share Kaul's contact details with it so that visa can be granted expeditiously.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our Embassy in US is closed for Vijaya Dashmi and Moharram. I have sent a message. We will open the Embassy and give visa to your son. <a href="https://t.co/W5may5dy0H">https://t.co/W5may5dy0H</a></p>
&mdash; Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) <a href="https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/785813284649701376">October 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our Embassy has contacted your son in US. He should submit application and collect visa from our Consulate in Chicago.<a href="https://twitter.com/saritakru">@saritakru</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KaulAbhai">@KaulAbhai</a></p>
&mdash; Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) <a href="https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/785845377899593729">October 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>The External Affairs Minister is known for her prompt response to Indians in distress abroad and this incident has just added another feather to her cap.&nbsp;</p>

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