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Only protesters can decide who joins talks, says Mano Thangaraj
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News18•07-10-2026, 15:45
Only protesters can decide who joins talks, says Mano Thangaraj
- •Thousands of nurses staged a token hunger strike in Chennai demanding regularization of service and salary hikes.
- •Former DMK minister Mano Thangaraj participated in the protest to extend his support to the nurses.
- •Minister C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar questioned the involvement of a former minister in the nurses' protest.
- •Mano Thangaraj responded that those in power cannot determine who should participate in the talks on behalf of the protesters.
- •He warned that the protest will intensify if the government fails to fulfill the demands by November 3rd.
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Thousands of nurses belonging to the Tamil Nadu Intermediate Health Workers Association staged a token hunger strike in Chennai on the 5th to emphasize demands such as regularization of service, job security, pending arrears, and salary hikes.
Minister C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar questioned what business a former DMK minister had participating in the nurses' protest, noting that he was neither a doctor nor the minister of that department, and accused him of trying to politicize the issue.
Mano Thangaraj stated that the demands put forward by the nurses must be fulfilled by November 3rd as previously agreed upon by the Government Secretary, warning that the protest will otherwise intensify.
