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Facebook to the rescue of Amnesia Indian patient in Saudi
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Facebook to the rescue of Amnesia Indian patient in Saudi, Dhanigaivel Gunasekaran from Villipuram district in Tamil Nadu was lucky to be identified by one of the 8000 people who shared his photo through the Facebook.
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Dhanigaivel Gunasekaran from Villipuram district in Tamil Nadu was lucky to be identified by one of the 8000 people who shared his photo through the Facebook.
Gunasekaran lost his memory after he was admitted to a private hospital by Indian Consulate officials for treatment, where he was diagnosed as suffering from brain tumor and subsequent loss of memory. He was found in an unconscious state in front of the Indian Consulate in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia,
It took 3 months to locate him after some Tamil community organisations posted his picture on Facebook, the Arab News reported.
Indian authorities were in dilema while trying to establish his details as he was unable to recall his name, home town, sponsor's name or passport particulars, there by posing a challenge to facilitate his return after when the Indian Consulate roped in some Tamil community organisations for help.
One such organisation, Sentamil Nala Mandaram, managed to establish his identity through Facebook and also traced his family, the report said.
Even though Saudi government's amnesty was in effect, Gunasekaran couldn't take advantage of it because of the lack of identity.
Gunasekaran's wife had photo copies of his visa-endorsed passport, and based on these documents, the Consulate contacted officials in India who traced the manpower agent who sent Gunasekaran to Saudi Arabia.
According to the report, Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai then took up the matter with Taif Governor Fahd Moaamer who in turn summoned the sponsor and arranged for Gunasekaran's return.
The Indian mission paid his medical bill as also the penalty at the Passport Office in Taif and airfare to India.
Kidwai also requested the Tamil Nadu government to provide the man with medical attention on his arrival in Chennai. He has since been admitted to a hospital, the report said.
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