Govt. has turned the season of harvest into one of sorrow: Palaniswami

AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami connected Thursday (October 23, 2025) criticised the DMK authorities for having “turned the play of harvest into 1 of sorrow” successful the Cauvery delta.

In a statement, helium said it was the “sacred duty” of immoderate authorities to support the fruits of farmers. The authorities should not “hide down excuses.” Despite his repeated caution to the authorities astir the situation, thing was done, arsenic the harvest of countless farmers laic “waste.” Referring to his caller sojourn to Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts, Mr. Palaniswami contended that “heaps of germinated paddy” were lying the DPCs. There was “no space” successful godowns with “no urgency” successful procurement.

He criticised the authorities for making “contradictory” statements with respect to the grade of harm to the crop. He demanded that the authorities instantly procure each the banal of paddy lying successful the open, measure the harvest damage, and compensate farmers who had suffered the loss.