RailEnquiry

As hundreds of North-Easterners continue to leave Chennai city following threats and rumours, S Saraswathi tries to understand their apprehensions.Hundreds of tired, hungry and frightened North-Easterners continue to gather at the Central Station, Chennai, waiting for trains to take them back to the safety of their homes.The crowds have not lessened since the last two days and more and more people are pouring in from other districts of Tamil Nadu as well. People have travelled all the way from Tuticorin and Madurai, hoping to catch a train to their home states."About 45 of us have travelled from Tuticorin," says Pranab Kumar, who works for a private firm. "There are more than 300 people from Assam working in this company and almost all of us have left. We reached the station this morning and have been asked to wait".