The Bandh called by opposition parties with support from farmers, traders, students, lawyers, film associations to press the Centre to set up the Cavuery Management Board (CMB) has affected normal life in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
The bandh has hit public transport as buses were off roads and shops and hotels remained shut.
The bandh has hit public transport as buses were off roads and shops and hotels remained shut.
The main opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), along with Congress, the Communist parties and regional parties including Viduthalai Chiruthai Katchi (VCK) and Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK), have called for the bandh demanding the setting up of the CMB as per a Supreme Court order.

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