Sushma Swaraj helps a Widowed Mother
posted on Nov 10, 2016 @ 5:26PM
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj once again played the guardian angel to an Indian woman in the US. An Indian woman in the US who gave birth to a baby girl few days ago weeks after her husband died of a heart attack was today assured by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of all possible help. Swaraj who was informed about Deepika Pandey and her newborn baby on Twitter immediately responded saying, "Deepika - We are with you in this hour of tragedy. I have asked @IndianEmbassyUS to help you". The woman's husband Hariom Pandey, who was a software engineer, had died of a heart attack on October 19 in Boston and days later his friends had taken her to New Jersey to ensure her better care as they stay there. Deepika also has a four-year-old son. Deepika's family wants her and the two children to return to India at the earliest and therefore requested the government to ensure early grant of passport to the newborn by the US authorities who by birth is an American citizen.