It has been reported that North Indian migrant labourers, primarily from Tiruppur and surrounding areas, were fleeing the state fearing attacks against them. North Indian workers going home for Holi!!! Misreporting by a few Hindi media outlets has unleashed s political slugfest with migrant workers in Tamil Nadu facing the brunt. They claimed that there was no conflict between migrant workers and local workers, and that social media reports were false and did not accurately reflect the situation. He assured the migrant labourers that the exporters are with them and that they should not be concerned about the situation.

Source: The Hindu March 04, 2023 20:30 UTC