Navtej Sarna: Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen.
I thought I would give you an update on Madrid. I suppose most of you know what happened looking at today’snewspapers. Evidently, the arrests took place at a downtown suburb outside Madrid called Lava Pias. From whatI understand, the two Indians are being questioned by Spanish authorities for their alleged involvement inselling mobile phone cards.
I can add a general statement that we would like to express solidarity with the investigation. The Governmentof India and the India Diaspora in Spain, which is a law-abiding and prosperous community, disapproves ofillegal immigration and underlines the importance of all Indians in Spain respecting the law of the land. Asyou know condolence messages have already been sent by Prime Minister and the External Affairs Minister totheir counterparts.
Where are they from, do you have more details?