THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The release of Indian sailors by Qatar shows the credibility enjoyed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the globe, said BJP state president K Surendran.
He was speaking after visiting Ragesh G Kumar, one of the eight Indian Navy veterans released from jail, at his house at Elamannurkonam near Balaramapuram in the capital district.
“This is what we call Modi’s guarantee. It’s an assurance to all citizens of the country,” said Surendran, adding that earlier too the Union government had taken similar efforts to rescue Indian citizens stranded in different parts of the world.
He thanked the PM for the efforts taken by the Centre to release the sailors. The entire country is elated by the return of the sailors from the Qatar jail, said BJP Prabhari Prakash Javadekar. BJP Thiruvananthapuram district president V V Rajesh accompanied the two senior leaders.
The eight former Indian Navy officials, who were arrested by the Qatar authorities in connection with an alleged espionage case in 2022, were released on Sunday. A Qatar court had sentenced Ragesh Kumar to three years imprisonment.