"At a meeting in Trichinopoly on 1 July 1928, Mukundlal Sircar, Secretary of the All India Labour Union, blamed British imperialism for widespread unemployment in India and exhorted railway workers to join hands with the Indian National Congress and participate in the Indian Independence Movement.There was a total lockout on 6 July 1928 and 9 July 1928 at Trichinopoly and Podanur respectively.