Summary:
Farmers leaders such as P.R.Pandian of the All Farmers Coordination Committee, Puliyur A.Nagarajan of the Tamil Maanila Congress Farmers Wing, and Cauvery Dhanapalan participated in the fast and expressed solidarity with the cause of the agitating farmers in New Delhi. However, the police relented later and the farmers observed the fast near the Kamarajar Statue in Pullampadi. High drama prevailed in the morning as thee police refused permission for the fast with the farmers insisting on going ahead of the stir. The fast was held on behalf of all farmers associations of Pullampadi. They also condemned the Centre’s decision to go ahead with signing the contract for extracting hydrocarbon in Neduvasal despite opposition from farmers..