𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧-𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant and a former Seattle City Council member entered the Indian Consulate in Seattle, refusing to leave after her visa was rejected 3 times, leading to intervention by local authorities. 

According to the Consulate, Sawant refused to leave and displayed hostile behavior towards the staff, prompting a police response to restore order at the consulate. 

Sawant posted on X, "My husband & I are in Seattle Indian consulate. They granted him emergency visa for my mother being very sick. But rejected mine, literally saying my name is on a 'reject list'. And refusing to give explanation why," Sawant said on X. "We're refusing to leave. They're threatening to call the police on us."