ENA State 2023-03-06 14:53:26 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Chennai, Mar 6 (KNN)</strong> Tamil Nadus manufacturers and industry community has expressed concerns over the likelihood of mass departure of North Indian labourers amid viral videos allegedly showing Hindi-speaking men being assaulted in the state.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">An established construction engineer in Chennai told Indian Express that workers who had left for their homes a week ago to celebrate Holi and those who had left over the last three days were terrified because of reports of attacks and killings.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Tamil Nadu is home to nearly 10 lakh migrant workers as per government data.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Jaya Vijayan, Secretary of the Chennai District Small Scale Industries Association has warned that the entire industrial and manufacturing sector in Tamil Nadu will come to a halt if these rumours (of attacks on north Indian workers) continue to escalate.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Without the workforce from North India, we cannot not operate in Tamil Nadu. We are waiting to see how many of these workers return after Holi, added Vijayan.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Trouble in the state started when two videos allegedly showing migrant workers being beaten up in Tamil Nadu went viral recently on social media and WhatsApp groups, reported Indian Express. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 32532 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/tamil-nadu-manufacturers-count-on-return-of-migrant-workers-after-holi 2023-03-06 14:53:26 knnindia.co.in