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Sushma Swaraj Responds To Sikh Man’s Cry For Help From Saudi Arabia On Twitter

Darpan News Desk IANS, 08 Feb, 2017 01:30 PM
    In response to yet another SOS on Twitter, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has promised to help a Sikh man working in Saudi Arabia after watching a video message posted by him. 
     
    Saying that he has been working with them for nine years, the man – whose identity has not been revealed – said that both his and his son’s (an employee of the same firm) salaries had not been paid. The man disclosed that he is yet to receive an amount of 35,000 rial (around Rs 6 lakh). In addition, the company also owes his son 17,000 rial (around Rs 3 lakh).
     
    After watching the video, Swaraj tweeted to the man, saying: “Sardar ji – Maine apki poori baat sun li hai. Hum zaroor apki madad karenge (I have heard everything you’ve said. We will surely help you)”. The minister also tagged the embassy for quick action to the matter.
     
     
    With more than 600 retweets and around 2,500 likes on her post at the time of writing, Swaraj got a lot of praise for her action. The Twitter account of the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia later tweeted: “Grateful if some one could help in sharing his mobile number.”
     

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