Indian-American Engineer Fired For Talking With Dying Relative In Hindi, Files Lawsuit
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The engineer said he spoke to the relative on video call for two minutes.Washington: A 78-year-old Indian-American engineer was fired from his long-time job with a missile defence contractor in the US state of Alabama for speaking in Hindi with his dying relative in India over a video call, a media report quoted a lawsuit filed by him.Anil Varshney, a Senior Systems Engineer with Huntsville missile defence contractor Parsons Corporation, recently filed a federal lawsuit alleging systemic discriminatory actions that left him jobless in October last year.A white co-worker heard Varshney speaking in Hindi on a telephone call with his dying brother-in-law in India, AL.COM reported on Monday.Varshney on September 26, 2022 "received a video call from his elderly brother-in-law K.C. Gupt...