article_snippet.sent: After drawing praise for India’s operation to rescue around 2,000 nationals by air and sea from war-hit Yemen, Minister of State for External Affairs V.K Singh, who is spearheading the rescue exercise, found Minister of State for External Affairs in the thick of a controversy over an unsavoury remark made against the media.
article_snippet.sent: Congress also grabbed the opportunity to corner the government and demanded that the Union minister be sacked.
article_snippet.sent: a minister is holding a very important position.
article_snippet.sent: It is for the Union minister to take a call on this,” said Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed.
article_snippet.sent: By Mail Today Bureau in New Delhi .
article_snippet.sent: Minister of State for External Affairs
article_snippet.sent: The ministry of external affairs coordinated smoothly with various agencies to ensure that the passage back home was safe and secured.