VK Singh Calls Operation Sankat Mochan A Success, Receives Praise For His Efforts

An Indian rescue team headed by Minister of State for External Affairs General (retired) VK Singh returned from South Sudan on July 15 as part of the Operation Sankat Mochan, bringing back Indians stranded in the strife-torn nation.

Singh accompanied the two C17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to Juba, and was on them when they returned.

“Every country has its share of problems. We often get carried away with the criticism of our country. If you want to realise the greatness of India, you should be present in one of the C-17’s which are carrying our people from the perils of a foreign land back to India,” Singh wrote on his Facebook page.

“The noise of this giant plane is drowned by the chants of “Bharat Mata ki Jai!!” On this flight, you can’t be anything but a patriot,” he said this on his Facebook page.

“Thank you for the guidance Narendra Modi ji, Sushma Swaraj ji and Manohar Parrikar ji. Most of all we all should get together and laud the efforts of the Indian Airforce which has left no stone unturned in making operation ‪#‎SankatMochan‬ a success.”

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted:

Opn #SankatMochan successful
Back to Capital!@Gen_VKSingh leads Indians safely back from South Sudan to New Delhi pic.twitter.com/F4ipdjaBO0

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 15, 2016

Opn #SankatMochan. Some more pics from the arrival in Thiruvananthapuram pic.twitter.com/qlVnbQahS4

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 15, 2016

Opn #SankatMochan On Indian soil at last! Scenes from the arrival of evacuees in Thiruvananthapuram pic.twitter.com/iDIeshWKiQ

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— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 15, 2016

Operation #SankatMochan
Leading from the front! @Gen_VKSingh addresses evacuees onboard the C17 pic.twitter.com/zZAJTQrgJY

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 14, 2016

Some more pics from #SankatMochan pic.twitter.com/xoQLJ5vgQO

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 14, 2016

Operation #SankatMochan
Safely out of the danger zone. The first flight makes a technical halt at Entebbe, Uganda pic.twitter.com/VjnImTNfLv

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 14, 2016

#SankatMochan, Homeward Bound!
143 inc.10 women & 3 infants onboard as 1st C-17 Globemaster prepares to depart Juba pic.twitter.com/ZsGoKzmhmr

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 14, 2016

Opn #SankatMochan
Indian Blue Berets posted in South Sudan as part of UNMISS lend a helping hand in evac’n effort pic.twitter.com/0tCr94iwmx

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 14, 2016

Opn #SankatMochan
Indian rescue team headed by @Gen_VKSingh lands in Juba in the first C-17 Globemaster pic.twitter.com/tilGk5nXZn

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 14, 2016

 

Operation Sankat Mochan was launched in the early hours of July 14 to rescue the Indians in South Sudan.

Indians with valid documents were chartered back to the country from the conflict-ridden country on July 14.

An MEA advisory issued a day earlier had directed Indians in South Sudan to get in touch with the embassy there and register themselves. The advisory also said more flights would be pressed into service if needed.