New Delhi, Aug 16 : A video of External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar has gone viral on social media, where he can be shown talking about an incident that occurred in an eatery he went to with his son in the US in 2021.The video was uploaded by Arun Pudur Arun Pudur, an India businessman with the caption “Dr S Jaishankar, Min of External Affairs India, went to an eatery with his son in the US and what transpired the next day is hilarious.”
The story was later discussed with Norwegian diplomat Eric Solheim, who said: “This is so fun and also inspiring of the future world! Dr S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs India, went to the restaurant with his son in the US and what transpired following was hilarious.”
In the video clip of 57 seconds, Jaishankar could be seen discussing his visit to the US in 2021 following the removal of the travel restrictions of Covid-19.
“I visited America at the time they opened for travelers in 2021.
My son lives in America and informed me that we’re going to an eatery,” Jaishankar said.
At the entry point of the restaurant both the father and son were required to show their certificates of vaccination.
While Jaishankar displayed the document on his mobile his son took the vaccine certificate from his wallet, and presented it to the staff.
“I examined his document and thought, ‘Okay this is the place they are’,” the minister stated in the clip.
Jaishankar’s film highlighted the benefits of having Co-WIN that has made life easier for people, since everyone is using their smartphone and can access the document at any time, from anywhere.
“You must realize that this isn’t the situation with the majority of the world’s population” Jaishankar said in the video.
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