Com. K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary, All India BSNL DOT Pensioners Association(AIBDPA), while speaking to the press a Erode announced that the AIBDPA will participate in all the programmes of the Central Trade Unions  decided in the National Convention held in Delhi on 4th September 2012. Though the pensioners can not go on strike, but they will give all support and solidarity to the strike on 20-21 February 2013 by holding demonstrations and participating in the joint rally etc. The pensioners very well know that this struggle is to defend the rights of people including pensioners.