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Shuttler Kashyap loses passport in Amsterdam, seeks external affairs minister's help

October 13, 2018 17:44 IST

Parupalli Kashyap is due to play the Denmark Open in Odense on Monday

IMAGE: Parupalli Kashyap is due to play the Denmark Open in Odense on Monday. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Indian men's singles shuttler Parupalli Kashyap has sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's help after he lost his passport in Amsterdam while travelling to Odense for the Denmark Open.

The 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist lost his passport in Amsterdam on Friday night and is now stranded in the city in The Netherlands. He is supposed to leave for Odense on Sunday for the Denmark Open.

Kashyap sought Swaraj's intervention and also tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

"Good Morning Ma'am, I've lost my passport at Amsterdam last night. I have to travel to Denmark Open, French Open and Saarloux Open, Germany. My ticket for Denmark is on Sunday, 14th October .I request help in this matter. @SushmaSwaraj @Ra_THORe @himantabiswa @narendramodi," tweeted Kashyap.

 

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