Protesting Tamil Nadu farmers touch ‘masked’ PM Modi’s feet

The farmers of Tamil Nadu are demanding that the Centre should waive off all loans.

It's a unique protest that has caught the attention of everyone. Since March 14, a group of 80-odd farmers from Tamil Nadu are protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding financial relief as they have lost their crops and savings in the ongoing drought in the state. The peaceful agitation has brought a lot of attention as the farmers are protesting with skulls.

However, the Centre is yet to address the grievances of Tamil Nadu farmers, rue the protesters. On Friday, as a part of their agitation, one of the protesting farmers wore a mask resembling Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The rest of the protesters were seen pleading in front of 'masked' PM Modi.

Here we bring you a glimpse of the farmers' protest which is going to complete a month soon...

Modi ji, please address our plight

While the rest of the protesters were seen wearing green dhotis, the man enacting the role of PM Modi is seen wearing jeans and a pink shirt.

‘PM Modi' arrives at protest site

While leaders from the Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam met the farmers at Jantar Mantar, non from the Bharatiya Janata Party greeted the protesters.

PM Modi, waive off all agricultural loans

"We will continue to fight and protest, until our demands are met," said South Indian Rivers Inter-Linking Farmers Association president P Ayyakannu, who is leading the protest.

Recently, the Madras High Court directed the ruling AIADMK government to waive off loans of all farmers in cooperative banks. Earlier, the Tamil Nadu government waived off loans of farmers who owned five-acre of land.

Rahul Gandhi meets the farmers

Last week, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi met the Tamil farmers who are agitating for loan waiver and compensation for their crop failure at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

Filmy touch to the protest

South film star Prakashraj (left) and Vishal (right) extending their support to agitating Tamil Nadu farmers at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi recently.

A cry for relief

The ‘adamant' protesters say they are fighting for the rights of farmers, who have committed suicide, due to drought in the state.

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