New Delhi: The agitating farmers from drought-hit Tamil Nadu today took to yet another novel way of highlighting their woes-drinking urine. These comes after their 'nude' and 'saree' protests. However, the police reached on time and dissuaded the farmers to give up the idea of drinking urine. The farmers have been protesting at Jantar Mantar here since more than a month demanding a drought relief package of Rs 40,000-crore from the Centre, farm loan waiver and setting up of Cauvery Management Board.
The chief of the National South Indian Rivers Linking Farmers Association P Ayyakkannu, who is heading the protest has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ignoring their thirst despite knowing that they are in urgent need of water and because of that they are compelled to drink urine. The Tamil Nadu farmers' issue was also raised several times in the recently concluded session of Parliament. (UNI)