A link tie all seven Portuguese citizens in Air India crash – Diu roots. Bharat News

Dinesh Bhanubhai, a panchayat member of Bucherwara, said, “Many people from Diu’s villages have taken citizenship of Portugal and UK, but they are connected to their roots and travel at least one annual journey to meet Elders or attend weddings and major festivals.”

According to officials of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the Air India Crash grieved several families in the region, whose members were on “regular visits”. Of over 50,000 DIU population, he estimated that at least half of the houses have members who have taken Portuguese citizenship or are British citizens.

“Most of the residents depend on fishing and tourism for their livelihood, and most of the families have members who have taken Portuguese citizenship for future prospects. Some of them help in management of local businesses abroad, such as fishing, which are back home by their families. So they travel again and again.

The unique link in the history of Diu is of the 16th century, when it became a colony of Portugal until he joined India in 1961. Portugal, later, allows people born in its predecessor “Estado da India” (state of India) to maintain Portuguese nationality – a proposal that also covers two generations of descendants.

According to officials, many people from the villages of Diu further chose to become a British citizen. Once he obtained Portuguese citizenship, he was allowed to live and work in Britain when the country was part of the European Union. And once they stayed for a certain time in the UK, they were eligible to search for dual citizenship – a route chosen by several Goons to become a British citizen.

Since the accident, many people in the villages in Diu have traveled to Ahmedabad to help in identifying the loved ones. On Monday, officials said that two bodies were sent to DIU after identification.

The seven Portuguese citizens who have lost their lives with the link of Diu have been identified as Chandu Baguane, Santubhai Bika, Hemsi Shantil, Vanita Kanha, Devji Lachman, Girish Lalji and R Wasramo Premgi.

The lonely survivor Vishwash and his brother Ajay were also on a visit to Diu to help manage their family’s local fishing business. Ajay died in the accident.