Hyderabad: Haj pilgrims of Telangana State after reaching Saudi Arabia were told that their SIM card are ineffective.
It may be mentioned that these SIM cards were given by Haj Committee which Saudi authorities are refusing to activate. They are forcing them to buy new SIM cards. Earlier, an assurance was given that their SIM cards would become functional when they reach Saudi Arabia.
Haj volunteers complained that the local SIM cards are being activated after blocking these cards. In such a case, the phone numbers given by the Central Haj Committee get blocked.
In the earlier system, there was a provision for the Haj pilgrims to contact Haj volunteers and other officials in case they lost the route.
Now that the Haj pilgrims have new SIM cards, it is not possible for the Haj Committee to upload the new numbers. Haj pilgrims have requested the authorities of TS Haj Committee to contact Saudi officials and request them to activate the old SIM cards.