Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tamil Nadu unit president and MLA Nainar Nagenthran has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking the Centre’s intervention over what he described as a deteriorating law and order situation in the State.
In a letter dated 31 December 2025, Nagendran stated that Tamil Nadu had witnessed a series of violent and heinous incidents in recent days, which had raised serious concerns about public safety. Referring to specific cases, he mentioned that on December 28, a 22-year-old migrant labourer from West Bengal, Suraj, employed at a hotel in Coimbatore, was assaulted by two individuals following a dispute involving an autorickshaw. He said the victim sustained grievous injuries and later succumbed while undergoing treatment on December 30.
Nagendran further pointed to another incident on 29 December 2025, in which a migrant worker was attacked by youths at Thiruttani Railway Station in Thiruvallur district. According to the letter, the attack took place after the worker objected to the youths shooting reels, and the assailants were reportedly under the influence of ganja. He also referred to a separate incident on 30 December 2025 at the same railway station, where two youths allegedly under the influence of alcohol attacked a passenger.
The BJP leader said these incidents reflected a disturbing pattern of increasing attacks on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. He stated that the situation was being compounded by rising drug abuse among youngsters and a failure of the law enforcement machinery. He further alleged that since the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam assumed power, racial and ethnic statements made by individuals holding positions of authority had contributed to hostility against migrant workers.
In his letter, Nagendran also referred to other security-related incidents, including the bomb blast at the Kottai Eswaran Temple in Coimbatore and the arrest of individuals allegedly linked to extremist activities operating under the guise of educational institutions. He stated that frequent reports of robberies, murders of elderly persons, daylight killings, and sexual offences against women and children underscored the seriousness of the situation.
Stating that the general public, particularly vulnerable sections such as women and children, were feeling increasingly unsafe, Nagendran requested the Union Home Minister to intervene and take appropriate action to restore public order and ensure the safety and security of residents in Tamil Nadu.
The people of Tamil Nadu are in grave distress due to the complete breakdown of the law and order situation in the state.
I have written to our Hon’ble Home Minister, Thiru @AmitShah avl, apprising him of the situation. pic.twitter.com/68TNXvZaGH
— Nainar Nagenthran (@NainarBJP) December 31, 2025
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