Protesting Tamil Nadu farmers meet President Mukherjee

March 28, 2017 21:46

A delegation of Tamil Nadu farmers protesting at Jantar Mantar, today met President Pranab Mukherjee and put forth their demands, including waiver of farms loans and drought relief package.

The farmers delegation headed by P Ayyakannu along with Tamil Manila Congress president G K Vasan, who offered his support to the farmers at Jantar Mantar in the morning, met the president and submitted a memorandum in this regard.

At Jantar Mantar, Tamil youngsters residing in the national capital thronged to offer support to the farmers besides telecasting their interactions live on social media platforms.

Leaders from Tamil Nadu cutting across the political spectrum had offered their support to the state's farmers on the 15th day of their protest.

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