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Seven years later, MSSA staffers' seven-hour hunger strike bears fruit

After seven years of demanding their dues, six Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) employees got the 121-year-old school body's assurance to have their demands fulfilled in just seven hours

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MSSA's staffers Rajaram Gawde (left), Jayesh Parmar, Dattatray Tambadkar, Rakesh Gaud, Ravi Kahar and Anthony Du00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099Souza (right) protest at the Azad Maidan yesterday

MSSA's staffers Rajaram Gawde (left), Jayesh Parmar, Dattatray Tambadkar, Rakesh Gaud, Ravi Kahar and Anthony Du00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099Souza (right) protest at the Azad Maidan yesterday

After seven years of demanding their dues, six Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) employees got the 121-year-old school body's assurance to have their demands fulfilled in just seven hours after resorting to an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan yesterday.

MSSA's staffers Rajaram Gawde (left), Jayesh Parmar, Dattatray Tambadkar, Rakesh Gaud, Ravi Kahar and Anthony D’Souza (right) protest at the Azad Maidan yesterday. Pic/Bipin Kokate
MSSA's staffers Rajaram Gawde (left), Jayesh Parmar, Dattatray Tambadkar, Rakesh Gaud, Ravi Kahar and Anthony D’Souza (right) protest at the Azad Maidan yesterday. Pic/Bipin Kokate  

Jayesh Parmar, one of the six MSSA employees who sat on the strike, is glad that MSSA President Fr Jude Rodrigues agreed to fulfill their demands.

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