Two British MPs have intervened in the visa battle of a nine-year-old Indian boy who has the potential to be the future world chess champion but must leave the country by next month when his father's work visa expires.
Shreyas Royal, who has won a series of chess championships, is ranked number four in the world in his age group. His father Jitendra Singh's IT-related visa will expire in September when the family is expected to return to India.
In a joint letter to UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid yesterday, Opposition Labour MPs Rachel Reeves and Matthew Pennycook said the UK would lose an "exceptional talent" if Shreyas was to leave.
Their letter notes: "The UK should always encourage the world's brightest, most talented people to work and make their lives here.
"Shreyas is recognised by the English Chess Federation as the country's greatest chess prospect in a generation."
"The UK shouldn't be deporting its brightest young talent. Sajid Javid should intervene and allow Shreyas to stay in the only home he can remember."
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