Passport issues for Kashyap, Prannoy, Sikki

Kashyap, Prannoy and doubles specialist N. Sikki Reddy, who were playing at the Australia Super Series last month, had applied for the New Zealand visa a week back but they are yet to receive their passports.

Published : Jul 04, 2017 19:49 IST , New Delhi

P. Kashyap tweeted a request external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and sports minister Vijay Goel to help the players to get their passports.
P. Kashyap tweeted a request external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and sports minister Vijay Goel to help the players to get their passports.
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P. Kashyap tweeted a request external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and sports minister Vijay Goel to help the players to get their passports.

Top Indian shuttlers, including Parupalli Kashyap and H. S. Prannoy, are waiting for their passports to fly out of the country on Thursday to participate in the upcoming tournaments in Canada and the US.

Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap, Prannoy and doubles specialist N. Sikki Reddy, who were playing at the Australia Super Series last month, had applied for the New Zealand visa a week back but they are yet to receive their passports.

Kashyap, on Tuesday, tweeted a request external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and sports minister Vijay Goel to look into the matter so that they don’t miss the opportunity to play in Canada next week.

 

Last month, Siki Reddy, Prannoy and Sumeeth Reddy had sought Swaraj's help in getting their passports and visas from the Canadian High Commission.

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) then stepped in and the shuttlers received their passports just a day before they were scheduled to leave for Jakarta to participate in the Indonesia Super Series Premier.

The Canada Open Grand Prix is scheduled to be held from July 11 to 16, while the US Open Grand Prix Gold will be held from July 19-23.

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