Madurai, Aug. 15 -- In the wake of conservancy workers being detained during their protest in Chennai, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) Founder-President Thol Thirumavalavan urged the Tamil Nadu government to recognise the corporation's sanitation workers as government workers.

Speaking to reporters, Thol Thirumavalavan said, "VCK demands that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin confirm these workers' service. Don't privatise corporation workers. Don't give in to outsourcing. The government should not file any cases against people who supported sanitation workers. Withdraw all such cases. All over Tamil Nadu, all the corporation's sanitation workers should be observed as government workers."

Chennai police on the night of August 13 det...