Face problem abroad? Tweet and tag me, Sushma Swaraj tells Indians

January 09, 2017 10:58

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Indians abroad facing problems can tweet to the respective embassy and tag her in the tweet, adding that she will personally monitor the missions responses.

The minister, who has been known for reaching out to citizens through Twitter, said a new pattern is being adopted.

We are adopting a new pattern here. Pl (please) tweet your problem to the concerned Indian Embassy/authority and endorse the same to @sushmaswaraj.

The external affairs ministry had recently launched a Twitter Seva to enable timely, transparent and large-scale response to citizens tweets in real time.

The Twitter Seva service will be supported by 198 Twitter accounts of Indian missions abroad and 29 regional passport offices.

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