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2008 will be a golden year in the history of Kerala and the living population there! People working in Kerala are one of the luckiest few in the world; where else can you have 80 unscheduled holidays within a span of 6 months!!

TOI Observes: Acquiring the reputation of a state observing frequent strikes, Left-ruled Kerala was shut down again on Wednesday for the 80th time in the last six months.

Statistics on shutdowns compiled by the portal harthal.com show that this form of protest was not the preserve or political parties or trade unions.

A couple of months ago it was the turn of traders to force a commercial shutdown as part of their campaign against entry of big retail chains in the state.

The visit of former US president Bill Clinton to India sparked a naxalite hartal a few months ago while political parties vied with each other in calling hartal against execution of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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  1. Anonymous29 August, 2008 22:15

    I suggest you read http://savekerala.blogspot.com/

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