Industry bodies ask Stalin to put out Hindi message among migrant workforce

With Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin assuring protection to migrant workers amid rumours of attacks on them, various industry bodies on Saturday here requested him to telecast messages in Hindi to allay fears of the labourers coming from the Hindi-speaking region to the state.

Federation of Coimbatore Industrial Association (FOCIA) said such a step was necessary since the workers have been misled that the state was unsafe for them as fake news about attacks on Hindi-speaking migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu have been unleashed on social media sites, which has triggered panic among the labourers' families back in Bihar.

Stalin warned against those spreading rumours and fake news and termed them as "anti-Indians".

Earlier in the day, the Tamil Nadu CM reassured his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar that all migrant workers are safe in the State and he asserted that swift action would be taken against rumour-mongers spreading panic.

The administration and police in Tirupur and ...