“This is not a political strike,

THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORR OF INDIA ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE- 20 AND 21^ST FEBRUARY, 2013- This is not a political strike, but one seeking change in the Central government’s policies which are detrimental to the interests of the working class and the common people in this country,” said the leaders, who included R. Chandrasekharan (INTUC), Elamaram Karim (CITU), Kanam Rajendran (AITUC), M.P. Chandrasekharan (BMS), Sonia George (SEWA), and M.K. Kannan (HMS).