He spent 23 years in the desert, without going home once, a Saudi Gazette report said. "Of the three employers, I was not sure which one was my sponsor. Now when I return, I have grandchildren of the same age," he said.Rajamariyan said he was able to marry off three of his four daughters with his earnings in Saudi Arabia. After that he did not call her as she was not able to speak and died a year later.Rajamariyan has completed all formalities for his return to India with the help of Hail-based social worker Sarfuddin Thayyil. He hopes to leave Saudi Arabia soon.Thousands of Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia after travelling there illegally and those who overstayed their visas, including a large number from Tamil Nadu, are ready to return to India under a 90-day amnesty period that the Saudi government has offered them.

Source: Times of India June 14, 2017 08:07 UTC