The Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has extended its support to the ‘agitation for justice’ undertaken by sugarcane cultivators attached to a private sugar mill at Thirumandankudi.
As the agitation on Saturday, State president of the Sangam P. Shanmugam, who participated in the candlelight demonstration, urged Chief Minister, M. K. Stalin to depute State-level officials to sort out the issues faced by the farmers.
Stating that the cultivators’ plea to relieve them of the ₹300 crore bank loan scam burden and disbursement of the overdue cane costs with interest by the mill management were genuine demands, he expressed his displeasure over the delay in fulfilling them.
Since it had become evident that district-level officials were not able to find a solution to the issues that affect the lifeline of the farmers, Mr. Shanmugam exhorted the Chief Minister to depute senior officials from Chennai to sort out the issues.
If the State government failed to heed the TNVS’s plea, the Sangam would be left with no option but to organize a chain of agitations across Thanjavur district in support of the Thirumandankudi Private Sugar Mill sugarcane cultivators who were on a relay demonstration for nearly a month now, he added.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam affiliated with the Communist Party of India, whose State general secretary, P.S. Masilamani participated in the agitation at Thirumandankudi a few days ago, raised…
