Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth's wife Latha Rajinikanth's school The Ashram has run into trouble over alleged non-payment of wages to its staff.
Over 28 drivers working at Chennai-based school staged a protest on Monday over delay in payment of salaries.
"We have not been getting our salaries...for the last 6 months, we are getting salaries between the 25th and 29th of the month. We are not able to meet our monthly expenses. We survive on loans. We are not able to pay rents every month. The school management has been delaying our payments for the past six months," said K.Murali Krishnan, a driver who participated in the protest.
The school management, however, said the staff is not getting salaries post government's demonetisation move.
"We are not able to pay our teachers and staff for two months because of government's demonetisation move. Add to that, former Chief Minister's sudden demise has worsened the situation. We will pay our staff their dues by Saturday (Dec 24)," said Vandhana, Senior Advisor, The Ashram school.
The drivers that CNN-News18 spoke to alleged that they didn't get their salaries on time even last year.
"Last year, too, we faced the same problem. But last time, we got our salaries before the 12th or the 15th of every month. This time, it has gotten worse. We don't know how long will this continue", said K Murali Krishnan.
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