The Kangs have missed their son’s second and third birthdays, and with the borders not due to open until at least mid-2022, they fear missing his fourth.
When the Australian borders were closed in March last year, Liberal voters Sikander Kang and his wife supported the decision, even though it kept them separated from their toddler son who was being cared for by his grandparents in Punjab, India.But 15 months later the Melbourne family says all their pleas for a repatriation flight for their son with their parents from India have been rejected. They are wondering if they should move to Canada in the hopes of reuniting with three-year-old Viraj.
But the pandemic struck. The Australian citizens have missed out on 15 months of their son’s life and have no idea when they’ll see their youngest again.“Last week he told us he had already packed his bags and asked us to send a helicopter to bring him home - that brought stabs to my heart,” Sikander said.The Kangs have missed Viraj’s second and third birthdays, and with the borders not due to open until at least mid-next year, they fear they could also miss his fourth.
“It’s been a year now and there’s no definitive date for when we’ll see our son, we are so emotionally drained, I don’t want to stay in this country anymore.”
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