Stranded in Malaysia, 86 students from Karnataka seek repartiation

Team Udayavani, May 17, 2020, 11:25 AM IST

Bengaluru: A group of 86 college students who went to Malaysia for internship and have been stranded there have appealed to Chief Minister Yediyurappa to bring them back to Karnataka.

The students in the video have also mentioned Union minister Sadananda Gowda and Kolar MP S Muniswamy and stated that States such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu have made arrangements to bring back their natives from South East Asia.

The students added that they are in the Selangor State of Malaysia. They had arrived there on March 13 for a three-month-long internship as part of their college studies. They are living in apartments arranged by their college and money with them is almost over; their college is extending them support in this regard.

They also stated that they have not been able to perform the internship for two months due to the lockdown in Malaysia.

They have also written to the chief minister with the names and details of the 86 people.