Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers Association president K.P.Murali, said: “We are putting up banners and display boards in all petrol bunks about the bandh call. Members of Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam, who had earlier planned to conduct rail roko in Cauvery Delta districts, later decided to take part in the bandh on Friday. S.Benjamin, general secretary, Tamil Nadu Private School Vehicles Association said over 20,000 vehicles across the State will not ply on Friday as a mark of protest. Pointing out that many political parties extended their support for the bandh, G.K.Nagaraj, Kongunadu Jananayaka Katchi’s president made an appeal to the ruling party to extend its support, keeping in mind the interest of Tamils. Ramakrishnan and Tamizhaga Vivasiygal Kootiyakam’s state secretary K.A.

Source: The Hindu September 15, 2016 00:08 UTC