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PMK Leader Anbumani Ramadoss Condemns Arrest of Protesting Nurses
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News18•06-10-2026, 16:05
PMK Leader Anbumani Ramadoss Condemns Arrest of Protesting Nurses
- •PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has strongly condemned the police arrest of Tamil Nadu Intermediate Health Workers who staged a hunger strike in Egmore, Chennai.
- •The protesting nurses demanded salary hikes, job security, and regularization of employment, citing long-standing low wages and unfulfilled promises.
- •He insisted that the government must fulfill all their demands within the stipulated time to prevent further protests.
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Intermediate health workers staged a hunger strike in Egmore, Chennai, to emphasize 20 demands, including job security, job regularization, and a salary hike.
Following an assurance from the Health Secretary, the nurses temporarily postponed their protest until November 3, and PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss has insisted that the government fulfill their demands within that timeframe.
The nurses protested to demand the fulfillment of a promise that temporary employees working for more than five years in all departments would be regularized.
