New Delhi: Singapore on Wednesday conveyed to Indian High Commissioner P Kumaran its strong objection to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s comments that a variant of COVID-19 found in that country was particularly harmful to children and could cause a third wave of infections in India.
Following Singapore foreign ministry’s reaction regretting the “unfounded assertions” by Kejriwal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Delhi chief minister does not speak for India.
Foreign Minister tweeted on this issue. Singapore and India have been solid partners in the fight against Covid-19.
Appreciate Singapore’s role as a logistics hub and oxygen supplier. His gesture of deploying military aircraft to help us speaks of our exceptional relationship.
MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Indian High Commissioner conveyed to the Singapore government that the Delhi chief minister had no competence to comment on COVID variants.
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He tweeted and said, Singapore Government called in our High Commissioner today to convey strong objection to Delhi CM’s tweet on “Singapore variant”. High Commissioner clarified that Delhi CM had no competence to pronounce on Covid variants or civil aviation policy.
The Singapore foreign ministry said it is disappointed that a prominent political figure had failed to ascertain the facts before making such claims.
Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal on Tuesday called for cancelling all air services with Singapore with immediate effect saying a strain of coronavirus found in that country could reach Delhi in the form of a third wave.
“The new form of coronavirus in Singapore is said to be very dangerous for children. It could reach Delhi in the form of a third wave. My appeal to the Central government: 1. Cancel all air services with Singapore with immediate effect 2. Work on vaccine alternatives for children on a priority basis,” Kejriwal had said in a tweet in Hindi.
