Chennai: School Education Minister K Sengottaiyan has appealed to the striking teachers to return to the negotiating table.
Speaking at a School Education flag hoisting function on the occasion of Republic Day today, the Minister repeated his appeal to the striking teachers to give up their protests and begin negotiations.
He said the members of JACTO-GEO that is spearheading the State-wide protest pressing their 9-point charter of demands, were spreading false rumours that some schools had been closed for want of teachers.
Sengottaiyan appealed to the teachers to return to work keeping in mind the problems of poor students.
One of the major demands of the striking teachers is that they want a return to the old pension scheme.