Thiruvananthapuram, March 6 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sought urgent intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing back Indians stranded in Gulf nations amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.

In a letter to the PM, Vijayan said that many 'pravasis' (Indian nationals abroad) were stranded in the Gulf countries without any viable and affordable return options due to a severe shortage of chartered and scheduled flights operating from there to India.

"The Union government is requested to urgently engage with the flight operators or airline companies to resume and increase flight services to priority destinations in India, including tier-2 cities," the CM said in his letter dated March 5.

He has further said ...