Seeking to draw the attention of the government to the plight of farmers suffering without water for irrigation, members of Desiya-Thenninthiya Nadhigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam staged a novel protest in front of the Collectorate on Monday by preparing gruel.
Its State president P. Ayyakannu alleged that jewels mortgaged by farmers in banks were being auctioned when the State had announced T.N. as drought-hit.