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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: Expressing solidarity with the Indian Medical Association (IMA), doctors in private hospitals across Tamil Nadu cancelled all out-patient appointments on Monday. This was part of the one-day nationwide strike protesting violence against a student doctor in West Bengal. According to State president of IMA Dr S Kanagasabapathy, a total of 1,20,000 doctors from 6,500 hospitals and 22,000 clinics participated in the strike. Government doctors in the State did not strike work; however, staged isolated protests for an hour. Government doctors wore black badges in most parts of the State,” said Dr K Senthil, president of Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association..