Australia Denies Visa to IITian, Tharoor Writes to Sushma

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Aerospace engineer Ananth SM had applied for the Australian visa in August 2015 for a PhD at the University of Melbourne.

New Delhi: After Australia denied visa to a student, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor raised the matter with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

"I am writing to Sushma Swaraj to urge her to take up Australia's denial of a visa to an Indian aerospace student on proliferation grounds. Unacceptable that a "friendly country" implicitly treats India like a rogue nation. Sushma Swaraj should protest in the strongest terms," Tharoor tweeted.

1/2 Am writing to @SushmaSwaraj to urge her to take up Australia's denial of a visa to an Indian aerospace student on proliferation grounds— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) July 19, 2016

Australia has denied a student visa to an IIT-Kanpur graduate over suspicions that he might be involved in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Aerospace engineer Ananth SM had applied for the Australian visa in August 2015 for a PhD at the University of Melbourne. He approached Tharoor for help when he did not get a visa in 10 months.

According to Tharoor, the Australian government said that the student's motive is suspicious.