All You Wanted to Know About YouTuber Karl Rock | Real Reason for Ban from Entering India

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Since last 2 days the one name that has been constantly hitting the headlines in India is that of YouTuber Karl Rock. He has been blacklisted by India and so he can no longer enter the country. But who exactly is Karl and what is his story? And why has been banned?

Here's some clarity in chaos

Karl Rock's real name is Karl Edward Rice. According to the description on his Youtube channel, Karl Rock is a Hindi speaking expat who left his career and life behind in New Zealand to take his viewers behind the scenes of incredible India.

In his videos, he shares tips for foreigners to help them travel confidently & safely in India and updates the world on its outdated perceptions about the country.

It further adds that Karl has visited every state and union territory in India, and its culturally similar neighbours – like - Pakistan and Bangladesh, and aims to make others fall in love with India and the subcontinent.

Karl is married to Manisha Malik from Haryana. His description concludes by stating that he lives with his wife and her family in New Delhi, and loves to make masala chai for the family and share his Indian life on social media.

But as of now, there is more masala in his own story than the masala chai he makes and he claims that he has been stuck in New Zealand and has not seen his wife for the past 270 days and counting.

Reason? The Indian government has reportedly blacklisted him and blocked his entry to the country. Responding to these reports, the government sources have said that Karl Rock was blacklisted "for violating multiple visa norms including doing business on a tourist visa".

Karl Rock had been living in India for ten years with his wife and her family and amassed over 1.8 million followers on his YouTube channel talking about India and making millions on the platform. He got married in 2019 and stayed with his wife and her family in Delhi's Pitampura area.

But 2 days back, he uploaded a YouTube video titled "Why I haven't seen my wife in 269 days." The monetised video, after the playing the ads, talks about how Karl has been separated from his wife Manisha Malik and her family as a result of being put on the Government of India's blacklist.

Karl Rock also spoke about not being able to be with his wife when she had Covid-19 during the second wave in India. He said, "Being exiled from my family has been very difficult to deal with," "In the beginning, I would get panic attacks. Now it's progressed into me being extremely unhappy."

Karl Rock had earlier said that he had not been provided with a reason for the suspension of his visa to India. His visa was suspended at the airport in October 2020 when he was travelling from India to Dubai and Pakistan.

He said that he had written to the High Commissioner of India in New Zealand and the Ministry of Home Affairs in India multiple times, since the suspension of his visa. However, all his requests went unanswered.

On Twitter, he appealed to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for help also sending a video of his "struggle." He complained the New Zealand PM that the Indian Government had blocked him from entering India, separating him from his wife and family in Delhi. He accused the Indian govt of blacklisting him without giving him reasons. So far there is no news from any response from the New Zealand PM, who is indeed, quite active on Twitter.

But the government of India has been very clear on the reasons for the ban.

After Karl's news started picking up in national and international media, an official from the Union home ministry told news agency ANI that Karl Rock has been blacklisted by India "for violating multiple visa norms including doing business on a tourist visa".

He said that Karl is barred for one year and his visa has been cancelled.
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