Northeast exodus takes Chennai by surprise

August 20, 2012 10:20

The sudden exodus of panic-stricken North East people from Tamil Nadu has come as a surprise to the state which has a long standing reputation of being a haven of peace and home to non-natives.

The number of people fleeing the state in the backdrop of exodus in cities like Bangalore and Pune following rumours about attacks on them has now come down considerably. But natives and officials are clueless as to how the state has been perceived to be unsafe, that too when there had been no reports of any attack on the North East community.

Though Chennai has been the preferred destination for workers and students from North East, of late their presence is spreading to other districts as well with the state moving fast on the track of industrialisation with new infrastructure projects and industrial units in Kancheepuram, Coimbatore and Tiruvallur districts.

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