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Indian restaurant owners providing free food for bushfire victims in Australia

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jan 10, 2020, 15:00 IST
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This couple is providing free food to victims

Who says humanity doesn’t exist? When Australia was burning under bushfire, Kanwaljit Singh and his wife Kamaljit Kaur, who owns an Indian restaurant called Desi Grill came as a rescue to provide free food to bushfire victims and fire-fighters. They run the restaurant in East Gippsland area and feel that it was their duty to serve the society in the time of crisis. (Image: Facebook)

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The act of humanity

The young couple stepped forward as a helping hand to feed the firefighters and victims of bushfires for free and later Sikh Volunteers Australia also helped them to disburse food wherever it was needed.
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What did they serve?

According to media reports, they had stock of rice, flour, lentils that they used to cook for up to 1000 people in a day. In a statement they said, "We helped the volunteers with cooking rice, curries, and pasta and the food was distributed in at least 500 takeaway containers.”
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Contribution of volunteers

In the time of crisis, Sikh volunteers had set up a food van in the Bairnsdale Oval relief centre, where they served everything, from breakfast to dinner. The team of volunteers along with the couple managed to overcome the crisis, where the couple has allotted space in their restaurant to prepare food on the New Year’s eve as well. In a statement, the volunteers have said that we will not leave the place and keep serving the mankind till the situation gets normal. (Image: Facebook)
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Social media reaction

As soon as the news was highlighted on social media, netizens started pouring in appreciation. One of the Twitter users mentioned,” Thank you to the Sikh community again. This is not the first time they have helped during this fire season. True Champions.”

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