When a 16-day strike by transport employees and a bus accident on Deepavali shook Tamil Nadu in 2001
In November 2001, transport corporation employees’ unions struck work demanding the Tamil Nadu government to increase annual bonus to 20%. During the strike, 28 persons were killed in Thoothukudi district in an accident involving a TNSTC bus allegedly driven by a temporary casual labourer.
· 7/20/2026, 10:34:10 AM· 2 min read
In November 2001, transport corporation employees’ unions struck work demanding the Tamil Nadu government to increase annual bonus to 20%. During the strike, 28 persons were killed in Thoothukudi district in an accident involving a TNSTC bus allegedly driven by a temporary casual labourer.
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