An elderly Indian man holds an empty glass against his forehead as supporters of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), unseen, block traffic during a nationwide strike to protest a steep hike in gas prices in Amritsar, India, Thursday, May 31, 2012. India's economic growth slowed to 5.3 percent in the January-March quarter, the lowest since 2008, as the malaise in manufacturing and other sectors spread to ordinary Indians, who trimmed spending.