Tamil Nadu Farmers Association’s State conference begins in Thoothukudi

The 31st State conference of the Tamil Nadu Farmers Association, a unit of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), began here on Sunday.

The three-day conference of the association, affiliated to the CPI(M), will conclude on Tuesday.

On the first day, a rally and public meeting were organised. The rally, led by association State president D. Ravindran, began from 12th Street in Anna Nagar. Thousands of farmers from across Tamil Nadu participated in the rally.

The rally proceeded through Anna Nagar Main Road, VVD Junction and Palayamkottai Road before concluding near Chidambaranagar bus stop, where a public meeting was held.

AIKS general secretary Viju Krishnan, vice-president Hannan Mollah, CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugam and several others were present.