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Visa-less Orlando Bloom sent back from Delhi airport, returns in 24 hrs after Amar Singh, Sushma Swaraj intervene

Visa-less Orlando Bloom sent back from Delhi airport, returns in 24 hrs after Amar Singh, Sushma Swaraj intervene

Orlando Bloom’s visit to India began on a sour note. The actor, who was invited to the country by UP CM Akhilesh Yadav to promote tourism, arrived in Delhi from London on Saturday at 1.30am, only to learn that the e-visa he had applied for on November 30 had been rejected.

He was then deported back to the UK at 4am. It was only after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj intervened that the actor was granted a visa. He flew back to India on Sunday morning and visited the Taj Mahal later in the day.

Amar Singh, who is hosting Bloom in India, told us, “He had applied for an e-visa and didn’t get a reply. His office thought that he would get the visa on arrival. Being a Hollywood celebrity, he has never faced such treatment in any other country. His office was never informed that the visa has been rejected for whatever technical fault and they are not used to the intricacies of the Indian system. He took a British Airways flight and they were satisfied with the e-visa and thought it will never be rejected. But the immigration staff could not understand who he was and they sent him back.” Singh said that he was not happy with the way the situation was handled. He said, “The officer in charge of immigration, a certain Mr Prabhakar, was very rude to him. Bloom had a stomach ache and doctors came to attend to him. He was even advised to be admitted to a hospital. But he was still sent back. He was quite sad about the turn of events.” Read More….

Visa-less Orlando Bloom sent back from Delhi airport, returns in 24 hrs after Amar Singh, Sushma Swaraj intervene