Manipur home minister's appeal to parents, guardians

"There is no cause for concern as there is no truth in the reports of North Eastern people being targeted in Karnataka", Gajkhangam told reporters here after talking to R Ashok, his counterpart in Karnataka.

He said the 'false rumours' were causing concern to the family members of the students here.

The minister said that as per information he had received, the North Eastern students had not been targeted in other states.

Gajkhangam said Manipur DGP Y Joykumar had spoken to his Karnataka counterpart who informed that there was no violence perpetrated on individuals of the north eastern states.

The Manipur home minister's statement followed media reports that thousands of people from the North Eastern states working in Karnataka and other southern states left for their homes following rumours they would be attacked.

Gajkhangam said the Karnataka home minister had gone to Bangalore railway station to pacify the people from the N E states asking them not to leave Karnataka and assured they were safe in the state.

Meanwhile, civil organisations have urged both state and central governments to take all precautionary measures to take steps to protect the people of the North Eastern states.