Lok Janshakti Party chief, Chirag Paswan on Monday, 6 March called the Governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai. The meeting came in spotlight of the state’s migrant laborers from Bihar amid rumors of attacks.
Paswan also interacted with migrant laborers from Bihar amid rumours of targeted attacks. In a tweet, he wrote, “Today, the national president of Lok Janshakti Party @iChiragPaswan met Bihari labourers living in Tamil Nadu and assured them of all possible help against the atrocities being committed against them.”
Earlier, on Sunday, the Tiruppur administration of Tamil Nadu conducted a meeting with representatives of business and industry associations and migrant laborers amid the alleged attacks. KM Subramanian of the Tiruppur Exporters’ Association sought to allay fears of the state’s migrant workforce, saying their relations with the locals have always been good and continues to be so even in the wake of the rumored attacks.
Meanwhile, the Bihar Association in Tamil Nadu also held a meeting with migrant workers based in Chennai, on Monday. During the meeting, a migrant from Bihar, Santosh Kumar said, “I am safe here. The videos (of alleged attacks) being circulated on social media are fake. My family has been concerned about my safety since rumours of attacks started doing the rounds. I reassured them about my safety.”
