The issue began with Siddaramaiah posting a series of tweets saying "it is reported that 31 people from Karnataka belonging to Hakki Pikki tribe, are stranded in Sudan which is troubled by civil war" and the government is yet to initiate action to bring them back. The former Karnataka chief minister urged the prime minister's office, the union home minister's office and the ministry of external affairs to "immediately intervene" and ensure the safe return of the Indians.
