Anbumani Ramadoss Urges Chennai Corporation to Release Unpaid Medical Staff Salaries

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the Greater Chennai Corporation to immediately release the unpaid May salaries of contract medical workers, following a demonstration outside the Ripon Building in Chennai that began on the morning of Thursday, June 11, 2026.

The protest, staged by contract doctors, nurses, and other healthcare staff, has caused significant disruptions to medical services at urban primary health centres across Chennai. The workers gathered outside the Ripon Building, which serves as the headquarters of the Greater Chennai Corporation, to protest against the delay in their monthly wages.

According to a statement issued by Ramadoss, the contract healthcare workers had not received their salaries for the month of May. The workers alleged that their payments were still outstanding even 10 days after the scheduled due date had passed. This delay prompted the contract staff, who are essential to the daily operations of the city's local healthcare network, to launch their protest on Thursday morning.

Ramadoss pointed out that the ongoing protest had directly affected medical services at various urban primary health centres across Chennai starting from Thursday morning. He expressed concern over the situation, stating that the general public should not have to suffer from disrupted medical services due to administrative lapses within the Chennai Corporation.

The contract workers, including doctors, nurses, and other essential healthcare staff, are employed at these urban primary health centres to provide medical services to the public. Ramadoss called upon the Greater Chennai Corporation to take swift action and release the pending salaries immediately to resolve the crisis and restore normal medical operations at the health centres.