Chennai: Taking a cue from its ally Congress, the DMK on Tuesday announced it would observe November 8, first anniversary of demonetisation, as Black Day across Tamil Nadu and asked its cadre to wear black shirts and participate in protests.
In a statement, DMK working president M. K. Stalin said protests will be held at all district headquarters on November 8 against demonetisation, which he said has affected all sections of society.
“I invite the people affected by the note ban to join the agitations by sporting black armbands. This unilateral decision (of demonetisation) by the BJP government has affected the unorganised sector, daily-wage labourers and farm workers, besides hurting MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises),” Stalin said in the statement.
Stalin's statement came as eighteen political parties across the country decided to hold protests in every state in their capacity against the government's decision which caused hardship to the people.
Alleging that the country's economy is sluggish, Stalin also recalled former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's warning about the ill-effects of the note ban and people's sufferings after Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes were declared invalid.
The BJP government had not come forward to condole in Parliament deaths, which occurred in queues in banks and ATMs, Stalin alleged.
