Chikkamagaluru, Oct. 24 -- Karnataka Minister for Minority Welfare, Hajj and Wakf U T Khader warned on Saturday, October 24, that the Hajj Committee will approach the Supreme Court if flight services to bring back stranded Kannada-speaking pilgrims from Mecca do not resume within two days.

Around 600 to 800 Kannadiga pilgrims are reportedly stranded in Mecca after travelling on flights operated by IndiGo, Akasa Air and Air India Express. The pilgrims have also booked their return tickets, and the responsibility to bring them back lies with the airlines that transported them, Khader said at a press conference.

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