Attack on North Indian Migrant Workers
Content:
1. Observation
2. Introduction
3. Issue
4. Main Stream Media Propaganda
5. Social Media Propaganda
6. Hate Campaign Against North Indians in Past Years
Observation:
• The campaign against North Indians has been active for last couple of years.
• DMK and its anti-Hindu eco-system systemically propelled the campaign.
• The intention behind this campaign is sow the hatred among Tamil people for North Indians, which eventually further the separatist agenda in Tamil Nadu.
• There is high possibility of violence against Tamil people living in other states due to this issue.
• The mainstream media Tamil media and social media part of DMK and anti-Hindu eco-system must be closely monitored.
Introduction:
Dainik Bhaskar journalist Mohammed Tanvir shared a compilation video of an alleged attacks on migrant labours from Bihar in Tamil Nadu. The video went viral across the India which triggered massive outrage. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar posted a tweet expressing his concern over safety of Bihari people in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu chief minister replied assuring safety of migrant workers. Tamil Nadu director general of police Sylendra Babu issued a statement saying the videos posted by Dainik Bhaskar journalist Mohammed Tanvir was fake, and Tamil Nadu is absolutely safe place for migrant workers.
As an face saving measure, the DMK government activated its entire eco-system to prove that there was no attack on Bihar migrant labours and Tamil Nadu is a safe haven for migrant workers. The DMK eco-system has shifted the entire blame on BJP for the fiasco. DMK eco-system has alleged that BJP spread the fake video with intention of creating for DMK government. Tamil Nadu police have registered case against BJP state president for Annamalai for allegedly spreading misinformation.
The attack on North Indians is not an sporadic one. But a well-constructed campaign by anti-national elements which has been built in few years. DMK is very much part of this active campaign against North Indians. Along with DMK and their ally parties, Tamil separatist groups, Muslim organizations and radical leftist are also part of this anti-North Indian campaign.
Though the campaign against North Indians has been active for last couple years, it became aggressive once DMK came to power in 2021, and one particular issue happened in December 2022 is the reason why the issue got escalated.
Issue:
On 27th December 2022, a passenger train which left for Tinsukia in Assam from Bengaluru was stopped near Chennai after unreserved passengers refused to vacate the seats of reserved passengers. After the train was halted, railway protection force personnels, forcefully deboarded unreserved passengers and ticketless passengers and following this action, train left towards destination.
• Though the train which was stopped was travelling to Assam, and majority of the deboarded passengers were from eastern states, Tamil media intentionally mentioned them as “North Indians.”
Mainstream Media Propaganda
Mischievous Tamil mainstream media, smelled opportunity to propel propaganda against North Indians. They published news with following headlines,
• North Indian Atrocities in Train!
• North Indians Refused Seats in Train for Tamil’s!
• North Indians are Occupying Tamil Nadu!
The mainstream media published news with above headlines on the issue, and the news went instantly viral. The mischievous news headlines attracted millions of views in You Tube, and in their social media pages which enough to trigger the public emotion. The mainstream continued to publish the news for consecutive days. News channels such as Polimer TV, Puthiyathalaimurai, News7 Tamil, Sun TV, Kalaingnar TV, Sathyam TV, etc. were the news channels which carried out the news. Majority of these news channels are anti-Hindu to the core, and DMK first family holds stake in majority of these channels.
Pictures:
Pic 1: “North Indians Atrocity” news headline carried by LTTE supporting Sri Lankan Tamil news channel IBC Tamil.
Pic 2: “North Indians Atrocity in Howrah-Kanyakumari Train” news headline by DMK owned Sun TV.
Pic 3: “Ticketless North Indian Occupied Toilets” news headline by ABP Nadu.
Pic 4: “North Indian Atrocity on Tamil Girl Students” news headline by Sun TV.
You Tube Channels Propaganda
After mainstream, anti-Hindu You Tube channels took the opportunity dispense the propaganda against North Indians. You Tube political channels owned by anti-Hindu elements, parody channels and You Tube channels owned by Muslim organizations posted abusive and derogatory videos against the North Indians.
Pictures:
Pic 1: Parody by Parithabangal You Tube channel making fun and making derogatory remarks against North Indians, which has more than 9mn views. Many people in Tamil Nadu believe, this video is the reason why the current issue got escalated, and people have started to demand action against Parithabangal You Tube channel.
Pic 2: A video of making fun of North Indians by Koiyakka You Tube channels. The thumbnail description says Reality Tamilans vs Vadakkans (Derogatory way of mentioning North Indians).
Pic 3: Videos trolling North Indians by Today Trending You Tube channels.
Pic 4: Parody video titled Rise of North Indians.
Muslim You Tube Channels
Muslim You Tube channels took this opportunity and posted videos targeting North Indians. You Tube channels owned by Muslim organizations such Pettai TV and LEE TV posted videos. North Indians were mentioned as Hindutva fascist and pan spitters, who are occupying Tamil Nadu and occupying jobs of Tamil’s. Pettai TV and LEE TV are very popular among Muslims in Tamil Nadu.
Pic 1: “North Indian Atrocity” in Pettai TV You Tube channel
Pic 2: “North Indian Friend Tried to Cheat Me” in LEE TV You Tube channel
Pic 3: “North Indians Get Out video” in LEE TV You Tube channel owned by Tamil Nadu Tawhid Jamaat.
Reaction to Media Propaganda
Subsequently, due to non-stop propaganda against North Indians by mainstream media, You Tube channels and social by anti-Hindu elements, unprovoked attack labours started to happen across Tamil Nadu. Video of a person attacking migrant labour in a train, video of alleged violence at a college canteen between students and North Indian canteen workers at an engineering college in Coimbatore, and attack on migrant labours in Coimbatore which has led to migrant labours leaving Tamil Nadu.
The video of attacks, went viral in social media, and many mainstream media & You Tube channels at Bihar and Jharkhand posted videos about constant attacks targeting Bihari labours which led massive eviction of labourers from Bihar working across Tamil Nadu, fearing for their safety.
Pictures:
Pic 1: Video of a person attacking North Indian labourers in Train just because they do not speak Tamil.
Pic 2: After the went viral, and demand for the arrest of the culprit went viral, railway police apprehended the culprit Magimai Dass who is a Christian.
Pic 3: Tamil mainstreaming reporting alleged fight between North Indian canteen workers and students of a college in Coimbatore. Mainstream media alleged that North Indians canteen workers were attacked for not giving extra food for Tamil students.
The attack on North Indians is not a recent phenomenon. The issue has been simmering for last couple of years. The anti national eco-system has been actively campaigning against North Indians living in Tamil Nadu. They agenda is to further create hatred for North Indians among Tamil people which eventually pave way for their nefarious agenda. Dravidian political parties & organizations, Tamil nationalist political parties & organizations, Communist political parties & Naxalite organizations, Muslim political parties & organizations and Church backed political leaders & activists.
Below are the details of organizations which are the face of this hate campaign.
Tamizh Desiya Periyakkam (Tamil National Movement)
Tamizh Desiya Periyakkam is at the forefront when is comes to anti-North Indian campaign. The organization has been frequently organizing protest against jobs given to North Indians to Tamil Nadu, and has been demanding state government to issue inner-line permit for other state people who enter Tamil Nadu. Tamizh Desiya Periyakkam has been also involved in campaign against North Indian business establishment and businessmen. Cadres of Tamizh Desiya Periyakkam frequently distribute pamphlets at public places asking people not to business with North Indians.
Naam Tamizhar Party
Naam Tamizhar Party is one of the main stakeholders in the hatred campaign. Naam Tamizhar Party president Sebastian Simon never misses an opportunity spew venom on North Indians, particularly in the meeting. He is always vouching for fight against alleged North Indians influx in Tamil Nadu. You Tube channels owned by supporters of Naam Tamizhar Party post videos making fun of North Indians.
Tamizhaga Makkal Jananayaga Party (Tamil Nadu Peoples Democratic Party)
Tamizhaga Makkal Jananayaka Katchi is a fringe Muslim political party that follows the footsteps of radical Wahhabi Islamic preacher and founder of All India Jihad Committee late Palani Baba. K.M. Sheriff is leader of the party. The party has been actively campaigning targeting the North Indians particularly the Marwari business community.
Socialist Democratic Party of India
Social Democratic Party of India has been continuously doing propaganda against North Indians since Anti-CAA protest. During Anti-CAA protest, SDPI cadres along with cadres’ other Muslim organizations ransacked a shop owned by North Indian for supporting CAA, and SDPI functionary Zunaith Ansari gave statement asking Tamil’s to boycott North Indians.
Dravidar Munnetra Kazhagam
The ruling party is no saint the issue. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu has assured safety for North Indians and warned action against those who spread fake news in social media. But state ministers and DMK functionaries themselves have made derogatory remarks against North Indians. Higher education minister Ponmudi, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, revenue minister P. Moorthy are in the list.
Other organizations which actively do campaign against the North Indians are May 17 Movement, Tamil National Peoples Movement, Tamil National Liberation Movement, Naxalite group Makkal Athikaram, etc.
• On 5th January 2020 an organization called Tamil Nationalist Party backed by Muslim organizations; forcefully locked 18 shops owned by North Indians in Thanjavur and threatened them to leave TN.
• On 21st January 2020, SDPI goons ransacked an electronic shop owned by North Indian in Ritchie Street in Chennai for selling “I Support CAA” ballpoint pens and heckled shop workers who were also North Indians. After this incident, SDPI ran a malicious campaign against North Indians by asking Tamil not to buy products and do business with North Indians as they are against Tamil-Muslim unity.
• During the anti-CAA protest last year Muslim organization's functionaries made abusive and threatening comments in SM and at protest meetings against the North Indian community living in TN.
• Not only businesses but there are protests happening against giving central government jobs to North Indians in TN.
Pictures:
Pic 1: Pamphlet by fringe Muslim political party named Tamizhaga Makkal Jananayaga Katchi which says “Hey Marwari’s Get Out of Tamil Nadu!”
Pic 2: Cadres of Tamizhaga Makkal Jananayaga Katchi were given hero’s send-off to jail and received grand welcome after their release from prison.
Pic 3: Tamizh Desiya Periyakkam functionary You Tube video threatening to oust 1cr North Indians living in Tamil Nadu
Pic 4: Tamizh Desiya Periyakkam state president David Maniarasan You Tube video granting stipulated time for North Indians to leave Tamil Nadu.
Pic 5 & 6 Naam Tamizhar Party leader Sebastian Simon You Tube video saying North Indians Influx in Tamil Nadu is like a war against the Tamils
Pic 7: Socialist Democratic Party Poster demanding 75% reservation for Tamils at jobs in Tamil Nadu.
Pic 8: Protest against North Indian workers working at Ponmalai railway loco works in Tiruchirappalli by cadres of Naxalite group Makkal Athikaram.
Pic 9: DMK minister P. Moorthy in statement said Tamil businessmen should ensure that North Indians are not allowed to do business in Tamil Nadu.
Pic 10: Tamil Nadu BJP state president Annamalai shared a compilation of speeches in which DMK ministers, functionaries and leaders of its ally party making abusive, derogatory and abusive statement against North Indians. In the video also include a clip of M.K. Stalin statement against North Indians. Annamalai questioned who will initiate against these people.
Pic 9,10,11,12&13: The faces of anti-North Indian propaganda in Tamil Nadu David Maniarasan of Tamizh Desiya Periyakkam, Daniel Gandhi of May17 Movement, Velmurugan of Tamizhaga Vazhurimai Party, K.M. Sheriff of Tamizhaga Makkal Jananayaga Party and Sebastian Simon of Naam Tamizhar Party.
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