Sushma Swaraj Responds to Sikh Man’s SOS Tweet From Saudi Arabia

The Sikh man alleged that a firm in Saudi Arabia owed him and his son around Rs 10 lakh in unpaid salaries.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (Photo: Reuters)

Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is no stranger to helping distressed Indians who reach out to her on social media.

Earlier this week, Swaraj promised to help a Saudi Arabia-based Sikh man, who reached out to her via a video on Twitter.

Sushma Swaraj took to Twitter to answer a Sikh man’s cry for help (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/Reuters/Altered by The Quint) 

The Sikh man alleged, via video, that a firm in Saudi Arabia, that he and his son were employed with, owed them a total of around Rs 10 lakh in unpaid salaries. The man alleged that the company owed him 35,000 rial (Rs 6 lakh), and owed his son 17,000 rial (around Rs 3 lakh).

The man sought the help of the Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia and said that he had a problem with his leg, which could lead to an amputation if left untreated.

Swaraj assured him of help and tagged the Indian Embassy in Riyadh on the post.

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Swaraj’s reply has received over 600 retweets and 2,500 likes.

After her response, the the Indian embassy in Riyadh also tweeted, asking if anyone had the Sikh man’s phone number

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