India elections: Expats in UAE share their voting experience dhanusha@khaleejtimes.com Filed on April 6, 2021
Voters stand in a queue to cast their vote outside a polling station in Tamil Nadu. Photo: AFP
Some expats voted for the first time during extended holidays.
Indian expatriates from the UAE who travelled to vote in the Indian Assembly elections told
Khaleej Times the experience was good.
While several expatriates travelled to India to cast their votes, some of them, who were in India on extended holidays, have been able to vote for the first time.
Polling is underway in four states and one union territory – West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Dubai: The 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) on Saturday ended up in disappointment for Indian expats in the UAE with no Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (NRI) Award being conferred to any individual or organisation here.
With more than 3.4 million Indian expats forming the largest expatriate group here, the UAE’s Indian diaspora had got three awards in the last edition of the biennial convention.
There was high expectation among the community members that at least one social worker or community organisation from here would be conferred the award this year also. However, not a single person or organisation out of around 25 nominations that were submitted from the UAE was considered for the award.