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Kshama Sawant Says India Denying Her Visa To Visit Ill Mother

Kshama Sawant Says India Denying Her Visa To Visit Ill Mother

Kshama Sawant Says India Denying Her Visa To Visit Ill Mother

India-West News Desk

SEATTLE, WA – Former Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant has accused Indian authorities of denying her visa applications twice since May 2024, preventing her from visiting her ailing mother in India. Sawant’s emergency visa request remains pending.

She believes the rejections are politically motivated, citing her outspoken views on caste issues, left-wing politics, and previous criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government.

Sawant’s mother, Vasundhara Ramanujam, 82, suffers from multiple chronic conditions. Despite submitting a letter from her mother’s doctor detailing her declining health, Sawant’s visa applications were rejected without explanation. She also reached out to India’s Minister for External Affairs, S. Jaishankar, to highlight her mother’s condition but received no response, she told The News Minute.

Sawant had applied for an e-visa in May 2024, planning a visit to India. While her husband, Calvin Priest, received his visa, Sawant’s applications were rejected on May 26 and June 27. Following these rejections, she submitted an emergency visa request at the Consulate General of India in Seattle but has yet to receive approval. Emergency visas, which are typically processed quickly for urgent family matters, have been delayed in Sawant’s case.

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  • Pathetic that India requires Visa from NRIs,PIOs and other such Indian Origin People. To me India is the most discriminatory Country.
    and why is the Visa fees so exorbitantly high?

    February 5, 2025
    • US makes millions from VISA fees. VISA backlogs are now one to 2 years pending. And many get rejected after charging butt load of outrageous VISA fees.

      If I was the decision maker, I would not give this woman VISA or even renew her OCI Card.

      February 5, 2025
  • And she expects to be greeted for all she did? Those who have eaten salt should drink water!

    February 5, 2025
    • Maybe Pee would provide her both, salt and water. LOL!

      No VISA for her. She has a choice to take her mom to lovely USA and live in woke Seattle.

      February 5, 2025
      • No, we don’t want them in Seattle.

        February 5, 2025
    • Agree, she took anti India stance and arrogance without her own due diligence. She was puppet noise maker for others .

      February 5, 2025
  • She has caused much animosity to the indian community in seattle. Please block her from entering India. People cannot spew venom at Indians and expect India to welcome them.
    If she wants to see her mom, the mom can visit the USA.
    Every country reserves the right to issue or not issue an entry Visa.

    February 5, 2025
  • If she had common sense, she would have obtained her OCI card before she started criticizing her motherland in public forums, better still not criticize your motherland.

    February 5, 2025
  • As we know very well, there are countries in the world where one could be jailed or physically harmed for speaking ill or having different opinions from a ruling party. We Indians pride ourselves on being free and loving people. Does this not include freedom of thought and freedom of speech? As long as Sawant’s opinions do not encourage violence or harm to others, what is wrong with allowing her to express an opinion which may be different than the current ruling party?

    Let’s all be supportive of people who have differences of non harmful opinion and allow them to express themselves without fear of retribution.

    Thank you

    February 6, 2025

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