There is pain in the eyes and on the face... the father of an Indian stranded in Iran said - I will not be sad even if 4 sons get martyred for the community

Ravish Zaidi's father Amir Abbas Zaidi told that his son had come out of the building where the news channel's office was attacked, just 20 seconds before the attack. At present, the internet is not working properly in Iran, so it is difficult to get information about the situation.

The war between Israel and Iran is ongoing. There are hundreds of thousands of Indians in both the countries, who went to these countries for work, pilgrimage or to travel and got stuck. Generally, the families of the stranded people are afraid, but the family of an Indian working in Iran showed no fear but a desire for their son's martyrdom. The family of a reporter working in the same Iranian news channel in whose office the anchor is seen running after the attack, lives in Lucknow. The father of the Iranian reporter named Ravish Zaidi, while talking to NDTV, said that he would have been happy if his son had been martyred in Iran. Ravish has been in Iran for about 13-14 years. He works in a news channel there.

My son will be sacrificed but I will not be sad: Abbas Zaidi

Ravish Zaidi's father Amir Abbas Zaidi told that his son had come out of the building where the news channel's office was attacked, just 20 seconds before the attack. At present, the internet is not working properly in Iran, so it is difficult to get information. The father said that we want my son to sacrifice his life for the protection of the community. He also said that we will not be sad even if not just one but 4 of our sons are martyred for the community.

'4 बेटे भी कौम के लिए शहीद हो जाएं तो गम नहीं..'

ईरान के जिस न्यूज चैनल के ऑफिस में हमला हुआ था, उसी चैनल में काम करने वाले एक रिपोर्टर का परिवार लखनऊ में रहता है. रवीश ज़ैदी नाम के ईरान के रिपोर्टर के पिता ने एनडीटीवी से बात करते हुए कहा कि अगर उनके बेटे की ईरान में शहादत हो… pic.twitter.com/8wsaqPVyow

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It is not that everyone is talking about martyrdom. There are some people whose relatives are stuck in Iran and they are scared for their loved ones. A group of 90 people from Lucknow went to Iran for pilgrimage in May. They were supposed to return on 13 June but could not return due to the Israel-Iran war. Ali Mohammad, who also lives in Lucknow, his wife and three daughters are also stuck in Iran at this time.

Ali Mohammad is telling that somehow they are able to talk only on WhatsApp chat. His wife and daughters are in a hotel with other people who had gone for pilgrimage. They have run out of money and do not see any way to return. Ali Mohammad has requested the Indian government that just like Indians were brought back from Ukraine, the government should make arrangements to bring back Indians trapped in Iran.

Shia religious leader wrote a letter to PM Modi

Shia religious leader Maulana Yasoob Abbas has written a letter to PM Modi requesting him to make arrangements to bring back Indians stranded in Iran as soon as possible. Hundreds of people from Lucknow alone are stranded in Iran amid the Iran-Israel war. Their families are worried. According to the things that people stranded in Iran are saying, the situation there is not normal. People are scared for their loved ones and these people are requesting the government to bring their loved ones back safely.

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