Kamal Haasan slams ‘incapable’ EPS govt for forcing MTC employees to go on flash strike in Chennai

CHENNAI: Actor and president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Kamal Haasan condemned the Edappadi K Palaniswami government in Tamil Nadu for forcing drivers and conductors of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in Chennai to resort to a flash strike on Monday demanding their salary.Kamal tweeted that the “incapable government” had forced the persons, who are working for the people, to protest demanding their salary. “On behalf of the people and along with the people, Makkal Needhi Maiam condemns it,” he tweeted.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ta" dir="ltr">மக்களுக்காக உழைப்பவர்கள் தங்கள் அடிப்படை உரிமையான சம்பளத்தைக் கூட போராடித்தான் பெறவேண்டும் என்கின்ற நிலைக்குத் தள்ளியிருக்கும் இந்த திறனற்ற அரசிற்கு, மக்களுக்காக, மக்களுடன் இணைந்து மக்கள் நீதி மய்யமும் <a href="https://twitter.com/maiamofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@maiamofficial</a> தனது கடும் கண்டனத்தை தெரிவிக்கின்றது.</p>— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) <a href="https://twitter.com/ikamalhaasan/status/1145655971487744001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>MTC bus services were affected in Chennai on Monday morning due to the flash protest by employees. MTC employees alleged that their monthly salary had not been credited in their bank accounts. The flash strike inconvenienced passengers. The bus services were resumed after the state transport department had assured to resolve the issue soon. (TOI photo by B A Raj)