Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy on Tuesday said the National Population Register(NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) were two different things, and no member of any minority community in the state will be affected by the proposed enumeration exercise.
This has been clarified. The Prime Minister has also clarified the issue, the CM said while addressing the media at the AIADMK office in Salem.
He reiteerated his allegation that some Opposition leaders had for "political benefit spread news against the NPR/NRC that will create fear among the minorities, and people from minority communities are frightened.
