Tamil Nadu Will Cover The Cost Of 5000 Students Stranded In Ukraine
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin
MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, declared on Friday that the state government would cover the costs of repatriating over 5000 students from the state who are currently stranded in war-torn Ukraine.
It should be remembered that over 5,000 Tamil Nadu students are pursuing professional degrees in Ukraine. As of Friday morning, 916 students were believed to have made contact with the Tamil Nadu government.
The announcement occurs a day after Chief Minister MK Stalin requested assistance from External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. On Thursday evening, Stalin requested assistance in returning the students from Ukraine as soon as possible, stating that the state government had been getting concern calls from the students' family members and parents.