Twenty-one Indian nationals from Tamil Nadu have been rescued in Nepal after traveling for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed the rescue operation, providing a list of the individuals as of 13:00 hours on 27 August 2026.
The rescued pilgrims are Sivaranjani Muthunathan, Karpagam Rajamohan, Maran Govindasamy, Shanthi Maran, Muthukumaresan Ramalingam, Navu Kabirdoss, Vijayabhuvaneswari Viswanathan, Mythili Muthukumaresan, Thiyagarajan Rathinam, Kirubagari Balasubramaniyam, Vallinayaki Sivakumar, Sathiya Jayaraman, Thirumavalavan Govindarasu, Kanagasabai Natesapillai, Radhai Kanagasabai, Rathinakumar Kunchithapatham, Ponguzhali Ponnambalam, Pazhaniyappan Maickaperumal, Kalaimathi Pazhaniyappan, Raghunathan Muniraj, and Kanagasabai Natesa Pillai.
