Summary:
At the meeting, the opposition parties have successfully sought various trade unions’ support in the fight against the Centre for the welfare of Cauvery delta region farmers. As it affected the functioning of the office, police detained and removed the protesters.DMK youth wing members, led by its coordinator Kottai Abbas, meanwhile, staged a novel protest near Sivalaya Junction at Selvapuram. Chaired by MLA Karthik and the party district coordinator M Muthusamy, the meeting was attended by MDMK, Congress, CPI and CPM leaders. More than 70 advocates, headed by CBA president R Balakirshnan , also took to the streets, raising slogans against the Centre, and picketed the BSNL office at Gopalapuram.The day also witnessed an all-party meeting at the DMK office in Coimbatore North. While some of them had artificial rats in their mouths, some wore garlands made of artificial human bones..