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An Australian businessman James Koufos of Greek heritage has announced he will pay the pension of an elderly Greek man who was famously pictured crying outside a bank recently.
Koufos actually knows the elderly man 77-year-old Giorgos Chatzifotiadis as a friend of his late father.
The Australian has now offered to give Chatzifotiadis 250 euros weekly for a year or until the economic situation in Greece gets better. He has also created a fund where outsiders can donate.
“This man is a old school friend of my late father. I will never allow to see a fellow Greek proud hardworking man starve" wrote Koufos on Facebook.
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The viral photo came about after Chatzifotiadis was rejected by four banks where he tried to withdraw his pension.