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Holi brings unusual worry for textile industry in India's Tamil Nadu

07 Mar '23
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  • This year's Holi festival has brought concerns for textile and garment units in Tamil Nadu due to videos circulating on social media showing Hindi-speaking workers being attacked by locals. As a result, many north Indian workers have left the state before Holi, causing worries about a potential *-*-* to *-*-* per cent production hit as workers may extend their stay.

After the video went viral, industry organisations and local administration worked to calm workers and the public. While there is no immediate problem in industrial units, industry professionals warn that such incidents could impact production after Holi as workers may choose to stay at home longer. 

At a recent press conference in Coimbatore, T Rajkumar, chairman of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), and Ravi Sam, chairman of The Southern India Mills&#**; Association (SIMA), expressed concern about the situation, stating that recent happenings are unfortunate and would pose a danger to the industrially developed Tamil Nadu state. It will affect the performance of the industry. They pointed out that unless this issue is sorted out in the initial stage itself, it would ruin the industrial growth in the state, when particularly the government of Tamil Nadu is making efforts to bring sizeable investments. 

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