Tamil Nadu farmers protesting at Jantar Mantar call off agitation till May 25

Tamil Nadu farmers who were protesting at Jantar Mantar for past 40 days in Delhi, called off the protest on Sunday till 25th May after meeting with their state Chief minister K Palaniswami.

If our demands are not fulfilled we will start our protest again after 25th May. If we get train tickets, will leave today, said  Ayyakanu, one of the farmers protesting at Jantar Mantar.

During the meeting, Tamil Nadu Chief minister K Palaniswami assured the farmers of his help and said that he will request Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the loan waiver.

Earlier on Sunday, expressing their solidarity with debt-ridden farmers, a group of youths from the state also staged a protest at India Gate.

The farmers have been on protest sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, seeking loan waivers, drought relief packages and formation of a Cauvery Management Board to resolve their irrigation issues.