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AIADMK wide caput and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami connected Wednesday (October 22, 2025) assured farmers from the delta portion that helium would instrumentality up issues related to paddy procurement with the State government.
Interacting with farmers astatine a nonstop acquisition centre successful Kattur adjacent Thanjavur, Mr. Palaniswami said helium was alert of the problems faced by delta farmers arsenic helium himself was a farmer.
Assuring them helium would instrumentality up the substance with the government, Mr. Palaniswami claimed “delta farmers were successful tears” arsenic their harvested nutrient has begun sprouting. “The authorities was cheating the farmers by stating connected the level of the Legislative Assembly that astir 2,000 bags of paddy were being procured per day, whereas successful reality, not much than 800 bags were procured,” helium alleged.
Later successful the day, Mr. Palaniswami visited immoderate of the DPCs successful Orathanadu portion successful Thanjavur territory and Mannargudi portion successful Tiruvarur district, and spoke to farmers.
Minister responds
Food Minister R. Sakkarapani, aft inspecting the paddy retention godown astatine Pillaiyarpati connected the outskirts of Thanjavur municipality connected Wednesday, listed retired assorted steps initiated by the authorities to augment the paddy bags retention capableness successful the delta region.
He denied the Leader of Opposition’s statements pertaining to the paddy procurement process. “What other tin beryllium expected from the Opposition party,” helium wondered.
The Minister said 1,000 bags of paddy were being procured each time astatine DPCs.
