Of the 50,000 expatriates registered with the Indian Embassy in Kuwait, at least 17,000 hail from the Telugu speaking Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States. Several of them, including women have health issues and are completely demoralised and desperate to return home,” Mr. Reddy pointed out. As per the data, 1.68 lakh illegal expatriates are staying in Kuwait, of whom Indians constitute 42,000. The appeal for Telangana government to step in and bring back the expatriates staying in Kuwait is growing. This is a long pending demand as lakhs of Telangana expatriates work in Gulf countries,” Mr. Reddy said.

Source: The Hindu May 31, 2020 17:35 UTC