Appointments of honorary consul overseas not usually publicised – Foreign Ministry

Appointments made overseas, such as in the case with the Honorary Consul for Guyana in Mumbai, Dr Ajeenkya DY Patil, are usually not publicised locally but the information is updated on the Foreign Ministry’s website, an official said.

Patil was appointed Honorary Consul last year June and his appointment was made public through the Indian news magazine The Day After.

Many persons had questioned his appointment saying that it was because of his close ties with