New Delhi: The Foreign Ministry has hit back at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for spreading fear in the name of 'Singapore Variant' saying delhi CM does not speak for India. On Tuesday (May 18, 2021), Kejriwal had claimed that the new corona strain found in Singapore was extremely deadly for children. So, the Government of India should cancel all flights to Singapore to prevent it from coming to India.
Singapore and India have been solid partners in the fight against Covid-19.
? Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) May 19, 2021
Appreciate Singapore's role as a logistics hub and oxygen supplier. Their gesture of deploying military aircraft to help us speaks of our exceptional relationship. @VivianBala https://t.co/x7jcmoyQ5a
An official spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry said that the Singapore government had called the High Commission to strongly object to the Kejriwal government's statement. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also had to take to Twitter to clarify the matter due to Kejriwal's wrong statement. In a tweet, the Indian External Affairs Minister appreciated the strong ties between Singapore and India and supplyof oxygen in the Covid era.
Thanks @DrSJaishankar let?s focus on resolving the situation in our respective countries and helping one another. Nobody is safe until everyone is safe. https://t.co/2ofAZbGw9k
? Vivian Balakrishnan (@VivianBala) May 19, 2021
In the next tweet, he wrote, "However, this is an irresponsible attitude, even those who should know that this could damage the long-standing partnership. So, I want to make it clear that the CM of Delhi does not speak for India". Earlier, the Singapore Health Ministry had denied Arvind Kejriwal's claims. Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan had advised Kejriwal to speak on the basis of facts and said there is nothing like a Singapore strain.
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