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Mumbai's dabbawalas join Anna's protest

For the first time in their 120-year-old history, Mumbai's famous dabbawalas, who deliver tiffins to over two lakh customers daily, on Friday took a break to support social activist Anna Hazare in his fight against corruption.

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Mumbai's dabbawalas join Anna's protest

"We don't have any demands of our own. We are here for Anna," a dabbawala told reporters at Azad Maidan. "Anna ji, we will be with your forever," he said.

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Mumbai's dabbawalas join Anna's protest

"In the last 120 years, we have been on the job, come rain or shine. We never stop work. But we decided to back Hazare's agitation as it is for a just cause," said Sopan Mare of the Nutan Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association.

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Mumbai's dabbawalas join Anna's protest

The 5,000 dabbawalas moved in a procession from Mumbai's Churchgate station to Azad Maidan. Asked if their customers were inconvenienced, Mare said, "They know we are supporting a just cause."