The Madras High Court has, on Friday, ordered the Central government to disclose its report on rescuing the Tamil people who are stranded overseas in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic under the Center's 'Vande Bharat Mission' which has been rescuing overseas Indians from various countries amid the lockdown and outbreak.

The Madras High court bench comprised of Justices Krishnaswamy and Subbiah heard the petition that was filed by DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan in which the leader of the state's opposition party sought the directive from the high court to the state government to evacuate the Tamil people from abroad. 

According to the reports, the Union Ministry of External Affairs has disclosed its report to the high court bench in which the foreign ministry stated that 40,433 Tamil people had registered to return home and of whom, the ministry has evacuated 14,065 so far from aboard under Vante Bharat Mission while the rest 26,368 are under process of getting evacuated. 

In his petition, the DMK leader said that the Tamil Nadu government has passed directives against the Central government in operating flights, and due to the directive from the state government, several Tamil people have got stranded in aboard without sufficient facilities. Elangovan added that the state government must adhere to the Center's order and it must rescue the Tamil people stranded overseas.

Arguing for the petitioner, the counsel for the DMK leader said that the Central government hasn't provided the details on the flight cost, the number of flights operated to rescue the stranded people, and the facilities and relief measures given for them by the government. 

After the hearing, the High court has adjourned the matter for June 23 and directed the Center to disclose the reports on when the Tamil people will be rescued and brought back from abroad and it has also sought the report on possibilities of operating additional flights under the mission to rescue the stranded Indians.