AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday demanded that the farmers who suffered crop loss during this year’s Kuruvai season be paid ₹35,000 per acre.
The crop loss happened on over 3.5 lakh acres in the Cauvery delta, Mr. Palaniswami said and called upon the DMK government to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the extent of the loss.