Sushma Swaraj comes to the rescue of honeymooners after distressed husband's tweet

After rescuing thousands from Saudi Arabia and war-struck Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is going all out to help distressed Indians.

And, it’s not just those who are missing.

Swaraj is helping Indians, who have lost their passports or are on the brink of their visa expiration. She is also assuring her assistance to couples, as Times of India puts it, “Sushma Swaraj talks tough, is also a romantic at heart.”

Faizan Patel, a Mangalore-based photographer, on 4 August tweeted that to Swaraj that his wife’s passport went missing, two days before their honeymoon. In a series of tweets, Patel expressed hope at finding the missing passport.

Just two days before our trip, my wife's passport goes missing!!!

— Faizan Patel (@faizanpatel) August 4, 2016

Seems like I am travelling alone tonight via @TurkishAirlines. My wife has her passport misplaced. Fingers crossed that we find it soon.

— Faizan Patel (@faizanpatel) August 6, 2016

It looked like Patel was also partly happy about the whole affair. He tweeted pictures of him with his wife, saying “Travelling to Italy without wifey. #Yay #PartyTime”.

Travelling to Italy without wifey. #Yay #PartyTime #HoneyMoonwithoutHoney #milan pic.twitter.com/CNXnNkMdtX

— Faizan Patel (@faizanpatel) August 7, 2016

He even went to the extent of putting a picture of his wife on the seat beside him in the flight and tagged Swaraj. To his surprise, Swaraj replied.

This is how I am travelling with my wife as of now. @SushmaSwaraj @MEAIndia @MEAQuery pic.twitter.com/igeSwcfWkZ

— Faizan Patel (@faizanpatel) August 8, 2016

Swaraj told Patel to ask his wife to contact her.

The couple thanked Swaraj profusely.

Minister par excellence @SushmaSwarajBJP I am glad we have you. You're a beacon of hope.

Regards,
- Sana & Faizan

— Faizan Patel (@faizanpatel) August 9, 2016

However, this is not the first time that Swaraj has taken up the case of a couple who might get separated from each other. According to reports, Swaraj came to the aid of another distressed Haryana couple.

They met on Facebook and married soon after. However, the wife’s tourist visa was expiring and the couple was dreading their separation. A newspaper wrote about it and the report caught Swaraj’s eye.

I spoke to Jahana and her husband. She told me that at this moment she wants to go back to her country. Her husband reiterated this.

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 27, 2016

Seems like Swaraj cannot take even a day off. If it isn’t rescuing missing Indians, it’s uniting couples who have drifted away due to passport-visa problems. Who is the external affairs minister going to rescue now?