Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who took note of media reports on the videos and directed the state chief secretary and DGP to speak to officials in the Tamil Nadu government and ensure the safety of Bihar labourer

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New Delhi, March 3

The Tamil Nadu Director General of Police C Sylendra Babu issued a statement regarding the videos circulating on social media showing alleged attacks on migrant labourers in the state. 

The DGP issued a statement following a tweet by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who took note of media reports on the videos and directed the state chief secretary and DGP to speak to officials in the Tamil Nadu government and ensure the safety of Bihar labourers.

CM Nitish tweeted saying , “I have come to know through newspapers about attacks on laborers from Bihar working in Tamil Nadu. I have directed the chief secretary and director general of police of Bihar to talk to the officials of the Tamil Nadu government and ensure the safety of laborers from Bihar living there.”  

DGP Babu in his response stated, "Somebody in Bihar has posted a false and mischievous video saying that the migrant workers of Bihar are attacked in Tamil Nadu. Two videos are posted and both are false videos. These two incidents happened earlier in Tiruppur and Coimbatore. In both cases, the clash was not between Tamil Nadu people and migrant workers. One was a clash between two groups of Bihar migrant workers and another video was a clash between two local residents of Coimbatore".

After the Tamil Nadu DGP’s clarification, the Bihar police reiterated that the videos were fake.

The Tamil Nadu Police, meanwhile, warned that strict action would be initiated against those sharing fake videos on social media.