Special flight to bring back Mastan Babu's body: Venkaiah Naidu

Hyderabad, April 4: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today requested Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to make arrangements to bring back ace Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu’s body, which was found today in the Andes, to his hometown Nelloreon a special flight. Argentinean mountaineer Hernan Augusto Parajon, who led search operations since March 25, found Mastan Babu’s body in a tent around 5,900 metres in the Andes. It was Hernan Augusto Parajon who had received Malli Mastan's last communication. There is no protocol per se when mountaineers die in their journeys. It now depends on India and Chile to coordinate the process. Meanwhile, Naidu said Mastan Babu's body will first be flown to Chennai by a special flight. He said he had given instructions to Andhra Pradesh officials to make arrangements to transport Mastan Babu's body to his native town of Nellore. The union minister conveyed this information personally to Mastan Babu's family members.