Congress leader Madhu Goud Yaskhi said he suffered skin burns from the indelible ink used for stamping international passengers on arrival at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport.
On Sunday, Congress leader Madhu Goud Yaskhi said he suffered skin burns from the indelible ink used for stamping international passengers on arrival at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport. The former MP from Nizamabad constituency in Telangana was stamped when he arrived at the airport from New York. He was supposed to catch a connecting flight to Hyderabad. He was stamped on his left arm before he boarded the flight and was to undergo home quarantine in Hyderabad.
Yaskhi took to Twitter to narrate what happened to him and said he had an allergic reaction due to the ink. Tagging the civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Yaskhi wrote: “Dear @HardeepSPuri, can you please look into the chemical being used at Delhi airport for stamping on passengers coming from abroad? Yesterday I was stamped at @DelhiAirport and this is how my hands look now.”
Dear @HardeepSPuri Ji, can you please look into the chemical being used at Delhi airport for stamping on passengers coming from abroad? Yesterday I was stamped at @DelhiAirport and this is how my hands look now. pic.twitter.com/Gt1tZvGc8L
— Madhu Goud Yaskhi (@MYaskhi) October 4, 2020
Hardeep Singh Puri, responding to the tweet, said: “Thank you for drawing my attention to this. I have spoken to CMD AAI”.
Thank you for drawing my attention to this. A have spoken to CMD AAI.
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) October 4, 2020
The official handle of Delhi Airport also responded to the tweet. It said: “We deeply regret the inconvenience caused. The ink used for stamping is a standard indelible ink. We’ve reported the issue to the Delhi State Authorities. Currently, this batch of ink is being kept aside for testing by the supplier and further desired action. Thank you for highlighting this issue.”
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