Chennai, May 16 (PTI) The three-day transport strike in Tamil Nadu by 10 unions was tonight withdrawn following an agreement reached on various issues in talks between them and the government. The government was represented by school education minister K A Sengottaiyan, electricity minister P Thangamani, and transport minister M R Vijayabhaskar. The transport unions were represented by the DMK-backed Labour Progressive Front and CITU, among others. Earlier, the Madurai bench of Madras High Court had directed the striking trade unions of the state transport corporations to resume work immediately to ensure resumption of the public transport service. The bench had given the order on a plea by one Senthil Kumariah against the indefinite strike by 10 trade unions of Tamil Nadu Government Transport Corporation, which commenced on Sunday.

Source: India Today May 16, 2017 18:00 UTC