UAE-Based ‘Masala King’ Helps Repatriate Stranded Indian Workers from Saudi Arabia

UAE-Based ‘Masala King’ Helps Repatriate Stranded Indian Workers from Saudi Arabia

 

UAE-based Indian businessman, Dr. Dhananjay Datar, has come to the rescue of 700 stranded Indian workers in Saudi Arabia and helped repatriate them back to their home country.

 

Dr. Datar, CMD of Al Adil Trading, and known as the 'Masala King', offered them food, medical help, and logistical support to return to their homeland.

The Indian workers' plight was brought to light four months ago at the height of the pandemic. The workers were stranded in Jeddah after a curfew was imposed in the city. Some of them continued to remain in the country after their visas had expired; others had lost jobs and were struggling to make ends meet.

They were detained by the local police and sent to a detention centre. Their plight came to light recently when the media published