: UK’s new vaccine rule for India ‘smacks of racism’, say Shashi Tharoor, Jairam Ramesh #IndiaNEWS Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised the United Kingdom government’s

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UK’s new vaccine rule for India ‘smacks of racism’, say Shashi Tharoor, Jairam Ramesh #IndiaNEWS
Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised the United Kingdom government’s decision to consider people vaccinated in certain countries, including India, as unvaccinated.According to the UK government’s new travel rules, people vaccinated in Africa and South America, and in countries including India, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan, Thailand and Russia will be considered unvaccinated. These passengers will have to undergo a 10-day quarantine on arrival in the United Kingdom. The new rules will be effective from October 4.Tharoor said on Twitter that on account of the rules, he has refused to attend an event at the debating society of The Cambridge Union and has also pulled out of events pertaining to the UK edition of his book.“It is offensive to ask fully vaccinated Indians to quarantine,â€? he said. “The Brits are reviewing!â€?Because of this I have pulled out of a debate at the @cambridgeunion &out of launch events for the UK edition of my book #TheBattleOfBelonging (published there as #TheStruggleForIndiasSoul ). It is offensive to ask fully vaccinated Indians to quarantine. The Brits are reviewing! t.co/YEVy3Ez5dj— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 20, 2021 Ramesh noted that the Pune-based vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India has supplied shots to the UK, and said that the country’s decision “smacks of racismâ€?.Absolutely bizarre considering...Read more

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