S Jaishankar, "Disturbed" By Lankan Hospital's Crisis, Asks Envoy To Help

Tuesday, 29 March 2022newsdesk

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar today asked the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka to help a hospital that has suspended surgeries because of the shortage of medicines. Mr Jaishankar said he felt "disturbed" at reading a Lankan journalist's tweet in the middle of a massive economic crisis in the island nation.

New Delhi, 29 March 2022

As per news report of NDTV, "Scheduled surgeries at the Peradeniya Hospital were suspended due to a shortage of medicines. Only emergency surgeries are taking place - NewsFirst," the journalist, Ayubovan, tweeted with the hashtag #EconomicCrisisLK. The Indian Foreign Minister responded with the hashtag #NeighbourhoodFirst. "Disturbed to see this news. Am asking High Commissioner Baglay to contact and discuss how India can help,' Mr Jaishankar wrote. Mr Jaishankar, who is on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, directed Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay to help Peradeniya Hospital.

Source - NDTV