Dimapur, March 17 (MExN): Pastor of Naga Christian Fellowship, Chennai & President, North East India Welfare Association Chennai Wapangtoshi has issued a press release allaying concerns over recent ‘fake videos’ of attacks on migrant workers from North India in Tamil Nadu.
Calling for people to use social media platforms responsibly, the press release received here on Friday, stated that over the last few days “some unwarranted messages in the context of Northeast people with regard to the situation in Chennai surfaced in various social media platforms in Nagaland which has created fear and confusion among the people resulting to a large number of phone calls and queries from Nagaland.”
In order to take stock of the situation, a meeting with Sankaralingam, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) at Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate was held on March 16 to share concerns on the current situation. The matter of unauthorised message circulated in various social media platforms in Nagaland was also discussed, the release stated.
Meanwhile, the release stated that the ACP has reiterated that the situation in Tamil Nadu is peaceful and under control. He appealed to all the Northeast people not to worry about the situation in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu because the Tamil Nadu police are one of the most efficient police forces in the world, it said.
As per the release, the ACP also informed that the Tamil Nadu police have already arrested some perpetrators and booked several people for posting fake videos and ‘provocative’ tweets about unsubstantiated allegations of attacks on migrant workers from the North India.
