In one of the worst food crisis to hit Indians in Saudi, Minister of external Affairs has tweeted that, "The number of Indian workers facing food crisis in Saudi Arabia is over Ten Thousand," "It is not 800 as is being reported," she said.  As many as 10,000 Indians who were on the brink of starvation in Saudi Arabia, after being laid off, finally got some relief after the Indian consulate and community there pitched in to distribute almost 16,000 kilograms of food to them,minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted Sunday morning.

"Large number of Indians have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. The employers have not paid wages closed down their factories. As a result our brothers and sisters in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are facing extreme hardship," the external affairs minister tweeted.

The minister had also requested the 30 lakh-plus Indians there to help the Indian workers in distress. “My colleagues @Gen_VKSingh will go to Saudi Arabia to sort out these matters and @MJakbar will take up with Kuwait and Saudi authorities.” She also said, “I assure you that no Indian worker rendered unemployed in Saudi Arabia will go without food. I am monitoring this on hourly basis.”