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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh

Lloyd Austin hit with lawsuit by Indian American engineer claiming he was sacked for speaking in Hindi

EPA

An Indian American engineer has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully fired last year from his long-time job with a missile defense contractor’s Alabama office after he was heard speaking in Hindi with a dying relative on a video call.

Anil Varshney, 78, filed a civil rights lawsuit in the Northern District of Alabama against Parsons Corporation and US defense secretary Lloyd Austin, whose department oversees the US Missile Defense Agency.

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