MOORMARKET COMPLEX: Trains on time, coaches overflowing. It was business as usual here. Photo: R. Ragu
GUINDY: Not so in Guindy, where CPI (M) and other parties staged a Rail Roko. Photo: R. Shivaji Rao
TRIPLICANE: Some areas in the city chose to comform. Shutters were down in Triplicane. Photo: R. Ravindran
PURASAIWAKKAM: In Purasaiwakkam too, shops were shut for the most part. Movement, however, was largeley unhndered. Photo: K. Pichumani
KOYAMBEDU: Normally stuffed full of customers and vendors, Koyambedu wore a deserted look. Photo: S.S. Kumar
KOYAMBEDU: Some vendors made use of the uncharacteristic quiet. Photo: S.S. Kumar
KOTHAVALCHAVADI: Koyambedu's predecessor, the bustle at this market usually hides the road from view. Photo: R. Ragu
CHENNAI CENTRAL: There was no stopping the train of pedestrians and commuters at Chennai Central. Photo: R. Ragu
ANNA SALAI: Members of the BJP stage a road roko on Anna salai. Photo: S.R. Raghunathan
MADHAVARAM: The parallel lorry strike was understandably more widespread. A View of lorries on GNT Road. Photo: M. Vedhan