Palaniswami met the protesting farmers

New Delhi, April 23: The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Palaniswami had met the protesting farmers at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on Sunday morning.

He also urged the farmers to end their protest."I will take up with Prime Minister Modi the demands put forward by the farmers. I urge the farmers to end this protest,"Palaniswami told to media.

P Ayyakkannu, the president of the National-South Indian Rivers Linking Farmers Association, who is also leading the protest in presence of the CM and said the farmers needed immediate loan waivers especially as recently, farmers in Uttar Pradesh received loan waivers.

"We want immediate loan waiver for farmers. Recently UP government also waived off farmer loans, we also want it," Ayyakkannu said.

He also addressed that Palaniswami had ensured that a meeting with PM Modi will take place but until then, the protests will continue. "TN CM has promised us that he will ensure our meeting with PM, till then we will continue our protest," he said.