Mon Dec 08 15:54:30 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a news article summarizing the protest in Madurai, formatted for publication:

Headline: CPI(M) and VCK Protest New Labor Codes in Madurai, India

Madurai, India – Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) staged a protest in Madurai on Monday, December 8, 2025, against the Union government’s new labor codes. Protesters from the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and VCK were detained by police during the demonstration but were released later that evening.

M. Balasubramaniam, general secretary of CITU, condemned the new labor laws, describing them as “anti-labor” despite the government’s and corporations’ claims of being pro-labor. He asserted that the codes would dilute workers’ rights and enable employers to dismiss employees without facing consequences.

Boominathan, VCK workers union, Madurai city coordinator, echoed these sentiments, stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has a history of enacting laws detrimental to the working class. He highlighted that the protest brought together like-minded parties such as the VCK and CPI(M) to oppose the codes.

Boominathan urged Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to strongly oppose the implementation of the four labor codes, warning that their implementation would have severe repercussions for the country’s working population.

The protesters demand the Union government repeal the new labor codes and safeguard the rights workers have acquired over time.

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