Amid United States government shutdown, an Indian techie has manifested his humanity by serving free meals, which included pizzas and samosas, to 80 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff members at JFK International Airport, New York.
The Indian techie Abdul Basit Khan on Monday came forward in A bid to help TSA staff members who have been working without pay for weeks now.
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The shutdown of the federal government shutdown, which is the longest in the U.S. history, is over funding for the proposed wall at the U.S.-Mexico border by president Donald Trump, according to Reuters.
“It was an honor to stand with these employees who are working with no paychecks due to the govt shutdown. The least we could do is to serve lunch for 80 federal employees of JFK International airport (New York). May Allah make it easy for them soon! Thank You for everyone who supported and motivated to implement it,” Abdul wrote on Facebook.
“I used to be frequently subjected to additional checks and taken out of the queue by TSA – I assume that was because of Khan being my last name,” said Abdul.
“I decided to lead this initiative and served pizzas for 80 Federal Employees at JFK. I don’t have any expectations from them because what they do is their job, and what I did is mine. I hope their suffering ends soon,” he added.
The below the belt treatment by TSA in the past did not deter Abdul from helping the ones in hardship.
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