"The toll in the twin hooch tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpet districts rose to 21 on Wednesday. A total of 13 in Villupuram and 8 in Chengalpattu," Director-General of Police (DGP) C Sylendra Babu said.
Meanwhile, a Quick Response Team (QRT) armed with anti-riot equipment has been placed in Delhi's Tihar Jail after the recent murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya inside the jail premises, the officials said on Sunday
The police official said that the videos which were circulated on social media regarding the alleged 'attacks' were fake and most of them did not even take place in Tamil Nadu.
"I have spoken to honourable chief minister and my brother Nitish Kumar on phone and assured him that all the workers are our workers and they are helping the development of Tamil Nadu. Therefore, I assured that none of these issues will impact them" the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General Dinkar Gupta met Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) C Sylendra Babu in Chennai DGP Office on Tuesday. They hold discussions regarding Coimbatore Cylinder Blast.