more-inAn argument broke out between farmers’ leader P. Ayyakannu and members of a Hindu organisation when the former had come to the Collector’s office to submit a petition on Monday. According to the police, members of the Hindu Sakthi Sena entered into an heated argument with Mr. Ayyakannu saying he was criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following this, the police attached to Sathuvachari station registered a case against three members of the Hindu organisation. Mr. Ayyakannu, who heads the National-South Indian Rivers Inter-Linking Farmers Association, submitted a petition to Collector S.A. Raman. Pension soughtThe association wanted a monthly pension of ₹5,000 to be granted to farmers aged above 60.

Source: The Hindu May 14, 2018 17:15 UTC