Maruthuva Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam in Pollachi protest demanding legal protection and 5% reservation for their community members

Salon and barber shops across Tamilnadu are involved in a strike requesting the government to grant 5% reservation and legal protection to the members of the medical society.


Coimbatore: Salon and barber shops across Tamilnadu are involved in a strike requesting the government to grant 5% reservation and legal protection to the members of the medical society.

As a part of the protest, members of the Maruthuva Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam took part in a grand demonstration at the Thiruvalluvar Thidal in Pollachi, Coimbatore.



Members involved in the protest raised slogans demanding various provisions, including the provision of 5% reservation and a need for legal protection as there is a rise in the incidents of assaults on saloon shop employees.

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