The reported suicide of a farmer on his farmland in the vicinity of the protest site against the GAIL pipeline project in Paaparapatty whipped up tensions on Wednesday.
A 43 year old farmer Ganesan took the extreme step off a protest site against the GAIL pipeline project in Kariappanalli hamlet in Paaparapatty on Wednesday. While the cause of the suicide was yet to be ascertained, farmers retrieved the body and sat on the Pennagaram road aggravating tension in the area.