Several Indian politicians are visiting the Kingdom these days to launch their campaigns for the upcoming general election back home. These politicians are concentrating on cities of the Kingdom where a majority of Indian nationals reside to get maximum support, financial assistance and votes of their families back home. P.K. Kunnalikutty, former minister in the southern state of Kerala and General Secretary of Indian Union Muslim League, is on a short visit to the Kingdom. While holding a press conference in Dammam Oceana restaurant, he said that he will do everything possible to ensure that Indian expatriates will get a chance to make use of their right to vote. “India does not have a presidential democracy like in US. It will be quite difficult to make it practical, but we will try our best to make it possible for the expat population of India to cast their vote while residing in a foreign country,” he said. Talking about the global economic recession and the return of thousands of expats back to India, he said that these expats are the real asset of India. “Skilled expats are the real quality advantage India has and there are many projects under way for those who are coming back to India due to recent economic meltdown.” He said that these expatriates will be rehabilitated in projects which will help build the infrastructure of future India. “The UDF government under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi has made special project plan to settle the people who are coming from abroad due to recent global recession. We have lot of on-going and planned development projects where we need educated, experienced and well-trained non-resident Indians,” he said. Dubai-based business tycoon and member of Indian parliament, P.V. Abdul Wahab, also accompanied P.K. Kunnalikutty to Dammam. The Kerala Muslim Cultural Center (KMCC), the first Indian expatriate wing of Indian community in the Kingdom, conducted party workers meet at Al-Nahda club auditorium in Al
