NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Indians rendered unemployed in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah were given free food items by the Indian embassy on Saturday, thanks to the efforts of
Sushma Swaraj . Swaraj is well-known for her social media presence, resolving issues of citizens both in and outside country by her prompt responses to calls of help.
Earlier, the External Affairs Minister in a series of tweets, had assured all the unemployed workers in Saudi Arabia that nobody would go to bed starving. Swaraj had also said that free ration will be provided to them by the Indian embassy in Riyadh. Her response came following a tweet by a man who said around 800 Indians are starving for the last three days in Jeddah and sought her intervention. "I assure you that no Indian worker rendered unemployed in Saudi Arabia will go without food. I am monitoring this on hourly basis," she said in a tweet.
"Our brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are facing extreme hardship," she said, adding while the situation in Kuwait is "manageable", matters are much "worse" in Saudi Arabia.
Hundreds of Indians have been stranded in the country, grappling with unemployment. These factory workers have not been paid wages since the last six months and eventually the factories have been shut down. With no money to make their ends meet, the workers are forced to beg for survival.
In her tweet, the minister also said that BJP leader VK Singh would visit the country soon to resolve the issue. Meanwhile, MJ Akbar would visit Kuwait, where a similar situation exists.
Indeed, Swaraj has been putting the social media platform to good use.