Tamil Nadu govt teachers protest against Annamalai University professors

Chennai: About 100 members of the Tamil Nadu government college teacher’s association (TNGCTA) gathered at Chepauk on Saturday to protest against the government order to place Annamalai University professors in Government colleges.

The teachers who were on a hunger strike throughout the day claimed that the Annamalai University professors had been hired through a contract basis, but their appointments had been against the rules of the government colleges.

The protesters also demanded that they be given a pay hike, including a request to the government to revert back to the old pension scheme instead of the new one.

Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, R. Venkatachalam from TNGCTA said that the government teachers had been treated unfairly and demanded that the government revoke its government order about Annamalai University teachers being hired by government colleges. “We are raising our voice because we deserve better and we hope the government will oblige,” he added.