TPDK pays homage to farmers who died in Delhi protests
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TPDK pays homage to farmers who died in Delhi protests
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COIMBATORE: Members of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) in the city on Sunday paid homage to 33 farmers who have lost their lives during the ongoing protests against the central government’s three controversial farm laws near Delhi. TPDK general secretary Ku Ramakrishnan and members of the organization placed a banner with the photographs of the deceased farmers in front of Periyar Study Centre at Gandhipuram in the city on Sunday. They raised slogans against the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing in anti-farmer laws. The members also raised slogans against two corporate companies stating that the central government had brought in the controversial laws to support these companies. The protesters paid homage to the farmers by lighting candles. Speaking to reporters, Ramakrishnan. “We observed homage to the martyred farmers. The central government should withdraw the anti-farmer laws. Otherwise, we will lose hundreds of farmers,” Ramakrishnan said.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-12-21
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Coimbatore