While travelling to Rio for pre-olympics, the passport of Gabriel Ballmen, the coach of famous Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, got stolen in Cologne. Immediately, Abhinav sought the help of Minister Of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj in this regard on Twitter. As soon as he sought help, not only her, but even Gurjit Singh, the Indian Ambassador to Germany contacted him for the same.
See the tweet shot by Abhinav Bindra to seek help!
@SushmaSwaraj 1/2 Ma'am my coaches passport is stolen in Cologne and need assistance. We are on our way to Rio for the pre Olympics
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) April 9, 2016
Yet another tweet to explain how much they are stuck!
@SushmaSwaraj and are stuck. Need your help in order to secure a new travel document and Brazil visa to be able to compete successfully. 2/2
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) April 9, 2016
Please help us immediately!
@SushmaSwaraj would be grateful if some immediate help could be provided. Thank you so much
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) April 9, 2016
But, the main thing is that after reading these Tweets ,Sushma Swaraj asked for his number in few hours. Apart from that, Gurjit Singh offered to help Bindra and left a tweet!
Can I have your number?
Please give me your phone number.@Abhinav_Bindra https://t.co/LyEPitRh2Q
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) April 9, 2016
A tweet by Gurjit Singh!
@Abhinav_Bindra @SushmaSwaraj
Mr Bindra. Please tell me the problem. We will help you. Ambassador Gurjit Singh— Gurjit Singh (@AmbGurjitSingh) April 9, 2016
Promise a gold medal!
@Abhinav_Bindra We will do our best to help you. But you promise a Gold medal for India in Olympics. @AmbGurjitSingh
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) April 9, 2016
Thanks for intervening and helping!
My gratitude to @SushmaSwaraj and @AmbGurjitSingh for intervening and working towards getting things done 🙏🙏🙏🙏
— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) April 9, 2016