A video has gone viral on social media in which a Tamil-speaking man can be seen verbally abusing and assaulting north Indian passengers in the train.
This assault is a hate crime which is a result of hate politics happening in the state . From name calling to physical assault , the guy abuses the prime minister of the country . @mkstalin inaction in such cases is a sin putting tamils elsewhere at risk . @annamalai_k @AmitShah pic.twitter.com/HBpLVyS4wz
— karthik gopinath (@karthikgnath) February 15, 2023
In the above video, a man can be seen asking a another non-Tamil traveller “Tamil or Hindi?” to which another man from behind can be heard saying “all are Hindi, Hindi”.
He then hits another non-Tamil man and starts verbally abusing him.
“I am going to thrash you. Ng*tha Thev*d*ya paiyaa (son of a prostitute). K**dhi (female genitalia), you expect us to keep sucking in our place? I will keep my penis in Modi’s mouth. Thev*d*ya Paiyaa…. You expect us to suck cocks here? Thev*d*ya pasangala.”, he yells at a man.
Then he turns to another person and slaps him on the face asking “what are you staring at?”.
“These people come for work here but hit people.” another Tamil-speaking man can be heard saying in the video referring to the Tirupur incident.
The man keep continuously hitting and abusing the man. The man who is holding the camera can be heard saying “This is all being done by Modi”.
The entire incident happens in a moving train in the unreserved compartment where there were several non-Tamil migrants.
The Tamil Nadu Government Railway Police announced on social media that an FIR has been registered against the perpetrators.
இந்த காணொளியில் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட நபர்கள் மீது FIR பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது .
FIR has been registered by GRP chennai against the perpetrators. @GMSRailway @tnpoliceoffl @srdscrpfmas #crime #train #press #media #news pic.twitter.com/33F9BDpSDD
— TN Govt Railway Police (@grpchennai) February 16, 2023
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