Dubai: A Dubai-based Indian organisation has plans to charter flights for Keralites who wish to vote in their country’s general elections, said a senior official of the association.
The Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre (KMCC), which has 50,300 members in the UAE — 20,500 of whom are in Dubai — will be flying Keralities eligible to vote on April 7.
“It is a one-way ticket on discounted rates to Kozhikode district. We are in talks with a private company as well as Air India and Air India Express to charter the flights. The facility is exclusively for Keralites. It is not for KMCC members only but also for non-members, provided they are from the South Indian state of Kerala,” said Ebrahim Elettil, general secretary of the KMCC, UAE.
“Those who wish to avail of the services are already coming forward to register with us. We do not allow this facility for children because it is for eligible voters only,” added Elettil.
Read news in full 16/03/14 Sunita Menon/Gulf News
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