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Anil Varshney, a 78-year-old Indian-American engineer, has filed a federal lawsuit against Parsons Corporation and US Defense Secretary Lloyd J Austin, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated from his long-standing position with the missile defense contractor's Alabama office, AL.com reported.

According to the lawsuit, Varshney's distinguished engineering career was abruptly ended due to intentional acts by the defendants, solely based on his age and ethnicity as an Indian-American. The lawsuit states that he was fired after a white colleague overheard him speaking Hindi on a video call with his dying brother-in-law in India. The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of Alabama, claims that Varshney's video call with his brother-in-law took place in an empty cubicle at the Huntsville office, lasting only about two minutes. However, Parsons accused him of committing a security violation by using the Facetime application at a classified worksite, leading to his termination. Varshney maintains that there was no policy prohibiting such calls, and he was wrongfully targeted.

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'Indian-American engineer fired for talking with dying relative in Hindi' - IndiaTimes