He visited India after whiffing a taste of Indian butter chicken in New Zealand, only to come here and fall in love - with both the country and a woman he ended up marrying here. 

Karl Rock, the famous YouTuber with almost 1.79 Million followers had always been in awe of India, its culture and the people up until recently, when he was denied entry back into the country, keeping him from his wife and family. 

On Friday, July 9, the YouTuber alleged that the Indian Government had conspired to 'blacklist' him from entering the country, without so much as an explanation or a chance for him to question their decision. 

The entire matter, which was highlighted in one of his vlogs on his channel on YouTube titled, ‘Why I Haven't Seen My Wife in 269 Days #Blacklist’, has already garnered over 5 lakh views and more than 25 thousand comments. Karl Rock claims in the video that the Indian government ended up cancelling his visa last year but refrained from telling him the reason behind this ‘blacklisting’.

Highlighting how he hasn’t seen his wife in all of 269 days and counting, he goes on to talk about the several attempts he and his wife made over the past few months to resolve the issue, but hit a dead end. 

The YouTuber has now decided to move to the High Court by filing a petition, and has even asked for public support on the matter. 

Karl Rock also tweeted about the matter, marking New Zealand president Jacinda Arden to call for her support. 

He even started an online petition  to gather support and help resolve this matter. Almost 85K people have signed his online petition till now.

Dear @jacindaardern, the Govt. of India has blocked me from entering India separating me from my wife & family in Delhi. They blacklisted me without telling me, giving reasons, or letting me reply. Please watch my struggle https://t.co/dq0Z98SCFw @NZinIndia @MukteshPardeshi pic.twitter.com/sLM2nk9lR3

— Karl Rock (@iamkarlrock) July 9, 2021

Meanwhile, the Union Home Ministry has denied any claims of blacklisting Karl and stated how his entry being denied is in fact a matter of a visa violation. An official was quoted saying, “He was on a tourist visa but engaging in business activities.”

Meanwhile, people on the internet are divided on the matter, for many are claiming it had to do with him participating in anti-CAA support protests. 

Even though the YouTuber has deleted any video he posted of attending an anti-CAA protest, a lot of evidence supporting his presence during the protests still lingers on the internet. 

Here is how people on Twitter are reacting to the development: 

Maybe GOI is worried you spent too much time in Pakistan and now you're coming back as their agent?

— Shivank Aggarwal (@lueroi453) July 9, 2021

First tell us what did u do for being on blacklist? I am pretty you mist have done something. Without reason GOI cant block you. We need hear both sides of story

— Ramesh sajjan and 976 others liked your reply (@CKMKBXi) July 9, 2021

It's sad but I guess it's because you visited our enemy country pakistan that didn't go well with the Indian government , anyone who comes from Pakistan or has a travel history of pakistan is viewed as a spy and vice versa same thing happens in pakistan too

— अवनीश शर्मा 🇮🇳🕉️ (@sarmah_avanish) July 9, 2021

Bjp must be Angry that you exposed so many scammers.

— nmn mj 🇮🇳 (@RashtraDad) July 9, 2021

Sad Life https://t.co/8NUQDHntlT

— 🇰 3.0 (@Indefinite_007) July 9, 2021

Next time don't participate in protests on tourist visa, read the terms and conditions of visa carefully. Say hi to the real inhabitants of NZ - the Maori ,whom your ancestors ki#led and occupied their land.

— Rashy10 (@RashfordTen) July 9, 2021

Should have learned about law of land also while you were learning Hindi

— Ruuu 🇮🇳 (@Ruuu_Dra) July 9, 2021

Le Indian govt - pic.twitter.com/dxoHLcr52k

— thejadooguy 🇮🇳 (@JadooShah) July 9, 2021

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