Dubai: One tweet has turned a jobless Indian man’s fortunes around in the UAE.
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Until Friday, Rajesh P. did not receive his salary for months on end, and lived off the charity of friends in Dubai.
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Rajesh, who worked as a sales associate for a supermarket in Jumeirah, was desperate. Now he has reason to smile: On Saturday, June 29, he received 10 job offers.
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Yesterday, it was a rather busy Friday for Rajesh. Following a Gulf News story on how an Indian Minister responded to his desperate plea for help on Twitter to get out of a miserable situation, Rajesh said he has received 10 job offers so far from different companies in the UAE.
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“One Good Samaritan is coming to meet me today (Saturday) in my company accommodation,” said Rajesh.
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Rajesh, 32, is considering taking up the offer. His wife and daughter live in Trichur district of Kerala.
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“I have a bank loan outstanding to the tune of 7 lakhs (Indian rupees, about Dh37,300). I have not been able to pay my equated monthly installments (EMI) for the last eight months. So I need to go home and talk to the bank. I need to give a power of attorney to my wife so she can take care of the house there,” Rajesh told Gulf News on Saturday.
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The story started out of desperation: On June 9, Rajesh replied to a tweet by Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs, and asked for help.
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– Tweet of Rajesh P., jobless Indian man in Dubai, sent out to Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, India's Minister of State for External Affairs,######
It was not the first time he had asked for help on the microblogging platform. On June 5, he also sent out the same tweet. No reply.
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Asked for help via Twitter
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But Rajesh’s persistence won the day.
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On Monday, June 24, the minister, a new member of Indian PM Narendra Modi’s Cabinet, sent out a tweet in relation to repatriation of mortal remains of an expatriate from Saudi Arabia.
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To which Rajesh, copied and pasted an earlier twitter appeal: “Sr iam dubai my company close. 6mounts no salary for Mount’s no electricity in room. I want to go India please help me 0526292060.”
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The minister noticed Rajesh’s message on the thread. The minister, the only member from the Indian state of Kerala in the new Modi Cabinet, tagged his request in a tweet directing the consulate and the embassy to reach out and provide necessary assistance.
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