THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Apr 4: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said, "toughest legal action" will be taken against agents who duped students from Kerala into fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Interacting with media persons in Thiruvanthanpuram today, Jaishankar said, "This is a matter of very, very deep concern for us, very strong concern for us. We called in the Russian ambassador. Our ambassador in Moscow was instructed to go to the foreign ministry."
"It is totally unacceptable that any Indian should be taken to a conflict zone and in any manner be made to work for a conflict, for an army...," Jaishankar said.
He further assured that the efforts were on to ascertain how many Indians were stuck in that country and attempts were being made to get them back.
"So we are finding out how many such Indians there are. We are trying to get them back. Even last few days, I know some people have come back....but it is something we take very seriously and very strongly," Jaishankar said.
The Union Minister said, "I will tell you, toughest legal action will be taken in this case. I mean, this is something that is absolutely unacceptable." —ANI
