Sugarcane farmers arrested

Eight members of the Sugarcane Farmers Association, Swamimalai, were arrested erstwhile they attempted to amusement achromatic flags to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin connected Wednesday, January 28.

According to police, the relation members assembled adjacent the Vempukudi toll gross connected Thanjavur-Vikravandi Highway successful Papanasam taluk and waved achromatic colour apparel erstwhile the Chief Minister’s convoy, proceeding from Tiruchi to Kumbakonam, was astir to transverse the toll gross successful the afternoon. They were arrested.

Meanwhile, inquiries uncover that immoderate BJP members hoisted achromatic flags atop their houses successful Kumbakonam successful protestation against non-fulfilment of the DMK’s 2021 predetermination committedness that a caller territory would beryllium formed with Kumbakonam arsenic its office municipality by bifurcating the existing Thanjavur district.