100 farmers arrested at Thanjavur Railway station for staging 'rail roko'

Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu): Around 100 farmers from different farmers associations were arrested at Thanjavur Railway station on Saturday when they tried to stage a 'rail roko' protest in front of the Cholan Express.

The group was protesting the police action against the farmers' agitation in New Delhi.

P R Pandian, Ayyakannu and Sundaravimalanathan, presidents of the various farmers' associations, participated in the 'rail roko'.