Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Friday (7 May) made a sophomoric remark against External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar by referring to him as a ‘waiter’ and without any proof claiming he was being quarantined in London due to Covid-19 and could not return to the country.
Swamy, who has a history of being unhinged made the remark when Minister Jaishankar was in the United Kingdom on an official visit to attend the crucial G-7 (Group of 7 countries) meeting.
He said that Jaishankar dressed like a ‘waiter’ has been placed in quarantine in London and cannot return home. He then went on to challenge to refute his allegations if they were not true. “If not true, refute it please.”, he added.
I learn that India's External Affairs Minister Shri Jaishankar dressed like a Waiter has been placed in Quarantine in London and cannot return home yet !! If not true, refute it please.
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) May 7, 2021
However, a day later, Minister Jaishankar clarified to the media that positive tests were a false alarm and said all the team members were back in the country.
On Friday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar returned to the country from London, where he had self-isolated following reports that some diplomats from the team accompanying him had exposed to Covid-19.
Sensing the possibility of getting infected Jaishankar had acknowledged that he was made aware of exposure to possible Covid cases and that led to the conduct of these important engagements in the virtual mode as a precautionary measure.
Subramanian Swamy has a history of attacking individuals at a personal level with his customised comments, however, this time several netizens took to Twitter and attacked Swamy as India’s top diplomat is working with other nations to fight this deadly Wuhan pandemic.
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