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In Pasumbalur, P.
Arjunan (54), complained of nausea and dizziness after spraying pesticides at his farm on November 12. Anandhi, wife of Selvam, who died after spraying pesticide, along with her children at Odhiyam village in Perambalur distict. Some farmers in villages such as Sirukalappur in Tiruchi district were also said to have turned sick after spraying pesticide. Though Selvam collapsed while spraying pesticide at a field owned by his family, he had been doing the job for other farmers too. | Photo Credit: M_Moorthymore-inAt least three farmers have died over the past one month in Perambalur district, apparently due to exposure to chemicals while spraying pesticides on BT cotton fields, triggering a scare..