Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president Su. Thirunavukkarasar on Wednesday said that party leader Rahul Gandhi would be meeting the agitating farmers from the State in New Delhi on Thursday.
Announcing the party’s package of relief measures for the affected farmers, he said, “If the government has helped the family, we will give ₹10,000 each. If government aid has not reached them, we will give ₹25,000 each.”
Stating that 250 farmers have died as a result of the agricultural crisis thus far, Mr. Thirunavukkarasar added that the TNCC will spend around ₹2 crore on welfare measures for those affected.