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About 1,200 members of the National South Indian River Interlinking Agriculturalists Association reached the national capital in the early hours of Thursday, said their leader P Ayyakannu. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

TN farmers arrive with skulls, threaten naked march if stopped from...

Last year, the group staged protests at Jantar Mantar with the skulls of eight farmers who killed themselves owing to...

29 Nov 2018 1:34 PM IST

Farmers of Tamil Nadu are swayed by two new varieties of watermelon released by Taiwan-based Know-You company. (Photo: PTI)

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Yellow watermelons hit among Tamil Nadu farmers

These varieties are turning out to be game-changers for many farmers in Tamil Nadu.

9 Feb 2020 3:01 AM IST

Students at IIT-Madras organised a beef festival on the campus on Sunday.

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IIT-Madras students organise beef festival

After the discussion, students served beef, which was brought from outside, as a token of protest.

30 May 2017 1:06 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi meets farmers from Tamil Nadu in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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TN farmers press on with protest to seek loan waiver

The farmers want farm loan waiver and compensation for crop failure.

1 April 2017 5:01 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami receives a memorandum from the state farmers who are protesting for the last 39 days over their plight at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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Farmers put off stir till May 25 after TN CM plea

The chief minister also talked about the steps the state government had taken to mitigate the hardship of farmers.

24 April 2017 3:16 AM IST

$Farmer Ayyakanu, speaking for the group, said, We want immediate loan waiver for farmers. Recently the Uttar Pradesh government waived off farmer loans. We also want it\.$ India

TN CM meets protesting farmers in Delhi, to talk to Modi

In a drastic step, the farmers drank their own urine on Saturday, because their demands were not heeded by the...

23 April 2017 10:01 AM IST

Farmers from Tamil Nadu drink urine during their protest demanding drought relief funds and waiver of farmers loans at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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Tamil Nadu farmers drink urine as mark of protest

The farmers, whose protest entered the 40th day today, drank urine even as police tried to stop them.

23 April 2017 5:44 AM IST