Noon meal staff stage demonstration in Krishnagiri
The Hindu
KRISHNAGIRI Members of the Tamil Nadu Nutritious Meal Employees’ Association staged a protest here o
Members of the Tamil Nadu Nutritious Meal Employees’ Association staged a protest here on Friday to draw the attention of the Chief Minister towards a series of demands. The Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme implemented on a pilot basis in all government elementary schools in select blocks of the districts is currently being organised through women’s Self Help Groups. The protesters wanted it implemented through nutritious meal workers. The protesters also demanded filling up of vacancies in noon-meal centres, promotions to noon-meal organisers, increasing the retirement age from 60 to 62 years, and transfers on demand.

“Walk for Equality was aimed at creating a movement to crush the forces attempting to divide the people along religious line, said Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko. Concluding his 140-kilometre ‘Samathuva nadai payanam’ from Tiruchi to Madurai on Monday, Mr. Vaiko said, “The Hindutva forces are actively attempting to drive a wedge between communities through various incidents, most notably the Thirupparankundram deepam controversy, using identity-based politics to achieve their divisive motives.”












