<p>Amid fears that migrant workers are fleeing Kerala after rumours of attacks and killings, the state government has urged them to stay put and assured they would be safe.<br /><br />Panic set in among migrant workers after a WhatsApp clip claiming that they are attacked and killed had gone viral.<br /><br />On Tuesday, state police chief Loknath Behera delivered a message in Hindi and Bengali, asking migrant workers not to believe in fake campaigns that they are unsafe in Kerala.<br /><br />Minister for Labour T P Ramakrishnan said the government was committed to ensuring the safety of migrant workers and would continue to provide them with welfare measures.<br /><br />Their statements came a day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed the police to initiate action against people behind the campaign.<br /><br />Behera said the voice message — delivered by a person claiming to be a migrant — was “absolutely baseless”.</p>
<p>Amid fears that migrant workers are fleeing Kerala after rumours of attacks and killings, the state government has urged them to stay put and assured they would be safe.<br /><br />Panic set in among migrant workers after a WhatsApp clip claiming that they are attacked and killed had gone viral.<br /><br />On Tuesday, state police chief Loknath Behera delivered a message in Hindi and Bengali, asking migrant workers not to believe in fake campaigns that they are unsafe in Kerala.<br /><br />Minister for Labour T P Ramakrishnan said the government was committed to ensuring the safety of migrant workers and would continue to provide them with welfare measures.<br /><br />Their statements came a day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed the police to initiate action against people behind the campaign.<br /><br />Behera said the voice message — delivered by a person claiming to be a migrant — was “absolutely baseless”.</p>
