Members of Tamilaga Makkal Munnani, a forum of farmers and public welfare organisations, staged a demonstration on Tuesday demanding withdrawal of the Land Acquisition Bill in the present form.
They raised slogans assailing the Central Government for formulating the Bill for promoting hegemony Multi-National Corporations.
The protestors charged the government with neglecting the well being of farmers who had conceded land for industrial estates, construction of national highways and other developmental projects.