Melvyn Fernandes 65 Windsor Road
Thornton Heath Surrey CR7 8HJ melvynfernan...@virginmedia.com mailto:melvynfernan...@virginmedia.com Tel(44)07970668879 Sunday 3rd October 2021 To Mr President Ram Nath Kovind Prime Minister Narendra Modi Co Shri Kumar Samresh Public Relation Officer, Museum President's Secretariat Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi - 110004 Email id: ksamresh[DOT]nbt[AT]nic[DOT]in Phone: 011 23015321 Ext.: 4751 Dear Sirs COVID -19 Nationality Discrimination Republic of India / United Kingdom Tit for Tat Following the vaccine certification row by the United Kingdom . The Government of India has decided to Impose Reciprocal Tit for Tat Covid-19 tests on United Kingdom Nationals arriving from the United Kingdom to India . These New Regulations come into effect from Monday 4 OCT 2021 Irrespective of their vaccination Status will have to undertake 1 Pre Departure Covid RT-PCR Test within 72 HOURS Before Arrival in India 2 Covid RT-PCR Test at an airport on arrival in India 3 Covid 19 again on day eight upon arrival in India 4 Mandatory Quarantine at home or a destination address upon arrival in India I am copying this letter to Ms Gaitri Issar Kumar. High Commissioner London Mission forher attention and onward transmission to you in Delhi. I am also writing to my Member of Parliament Steve Reed to raise this issue of Nationality Discrimination with Her Majesty Government at the earliest available date also if possible to Liaise with the Government Republic of India to resolve this continued stalemate with expert advice from the world Health Organisation, after all we are all in this together to combat Covid -19 that knows no National boundaries. Every Chief Minister of all the 29 states that make up the Republic of India through their NRI office will know that the Indian family unit of today is made up of different generations living and Settled across all five continents and are made up of various Nationality holding different coloured passports. The only link with India is the document Overseas Citizen of India a compromise for dual Nationality (OCI) many of us including myself living and settled in the United Kingdom have not got round in obtaining one will be a target for discrimination by this Regulation. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Tit for Tat is not the answer. Let us all keep India Incredible and assist all who serve her. Wishing you the best of Health and Regards Sgd. Melvyn Fernandes Sent by email
