Weavers of Rajapalayam continue with their protest by opening gruel centre for 17th day

Weavers in Virudhunagar district continued with their gruel centre protest for the 17th day on Sunday, with no concrete order coming from the State Government to fulfil their charter of demands with regard to manufacturing of sarees meant for free distribution by the Government.

The weavers, affiliated to CITU, condemned Social Welfare Minister K. Jegadeshwari for her misleading social media post claiming that the weavers’ associations had withdrawn their strike after the talks with officials held on Friday.

“We were invited for talks with the officials, led by Sivakasi Sub-Collector Mohammed Irfan, on Friday. Rajapalayam Tahsildar, Rahul Gandhi and Assistant Director (Handlooms), Cheran, negotiated with us with the promise of having drawn the attention of the State Government to the demands of the weavers,” said CITU district secretary for weavers association, A. Ramar.