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Gurkha Tul Bahadur Pun VC is to be allowed to settle in the UK!
Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said:

"The circumstances surrounding Tul Bahadur Pun's case are clearly exceptional, and in the light of this the Home Secretary, John Reid, and I have reviewed the case and made the decision to grant Mr Pun a settlement visa immediately. This decision was not taken lightly and reflects the extraordinary nature of this case, in particular Mr Pun's heroic record in service of Britain which saw him awarded the Victoria Cross. It is entirely right that this record should not only be recognised but honoured. There has always been scope to grant settlement in the UK to ex-Gurkhas who have retired before July 1997, and who do not meet the requirements in the immigration rules. As on this occasion, discretion may be exercised on a case by case basis. We have also taken into consideration his current medical condition."

This is great news which I hope shows that this country has not totally gone to the dogs. Let's hope Mr Pun VC enjoys his remaining years in comfort

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Who is Tul Bahadur Pun From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Tul Bahadur Pun

Tul Bahadur Pun VC in 2007Tul Bahadur Pun VC (born 23 March 1923) is a Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. In addition to the Victoria Cross, Mr Pun VC has been awarded 10 other medals, including the Burma Star.......
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tul_Bahadur_Pun

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Thanks for English Media..
Daily Mirror
VC HERO BANNED FROM BRITAIN
EXCLUSIVE Sick and impoverished Gurkha veteran barred by officials
By Graham Brough 24/05/2007
A GURKHA who won the VC fighting for Britain has been banned from coming to live here - because he has "failed to demonstrate strong ties with the UK".
Tul Bahadur Pun, 84, who won our highest bravery medal in the Second World War,wants to spend his last days among old comrades and having treatment for several health problems.
At his ramshackle home in Nepal, he said last night: "I feel bitterly disappointed at the way successive British governments have treated me.
"I have served the UK with the utmost loyalty and to be treated this way is appalling." Tul was handed his VC by Lord Mountbatten in 1944 for single-handedly charging a Japanese position in Burma under heavy fire.
In an "exemplary" 18 year Army career he won 10 more medals, risking his life in Malaysia, India and Hong Kong, and served several tours of duty in Britain.
Now living in a hut with no proper roof, running water or sanitation in a village 16,000ft up in the Himalayas, Tul has diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problems and asthma. His eyesight is poor and he has hearing trouble.
He said: "I take a substantial amount of medication daily, without which I would die. There is not always a constant supply. When it runs out I feel vulnerable. There are no doctors or nurses, no medical outposts. I wish to settle in the UK to have better access to medication, care and support from doctors and nurses.
"I have to pay for these out of my pension from the British Army of £132 per month.

"I am very weak and... have to travel to the Gurkha camp in Pokhara every month to collect my pension. If I do not go in person I will not receive it.

"It takes three hours to drive, then a one-day walk. As I am unable to walk unaided I have to be carried by two or three men.

"The medication can be very expensive and I sometimes cannot afford it and rely on my family to pay for it. If they are unable to, which is often, I have to borrow money. This is very degrading."

Tul applied for indefinite leave to enter Britain. The law allows for deserving cases to be let in but British officials in Nepal said they were "not satisfied... your application meets the requirements".

They added: "This is because you have failed to demonstrate that you have strong ties with the UK." Astonishingly, among the reasons were: "You have not produced satisfactory evidence that you have a chronic or long term medical condition where treatment here would significantly improve your quality of life."

Tul said he will appeal. His lawyer Martin Howe, of Ealing, West London, said: "These heroes should be welcomed yet they are treated like beggars and pariahs.

"What stronger tie is there than being prepared to lay down your life in defence of Britain?"

The Foreign Office said last night: "He can apply again, addressing the concerns of the entry clearance officer."
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- http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_method=full&objectid=19181812&siteid=89520-name_page.html

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Sayami bro,

Good work, Instead of wasting time in nonsense negative discussion which brings nothing but misery. I almost stopped visiting sajha since DDecember 2006. Looks like Now sajha is getting back to right track

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Victoria Cross Part VI
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