Farmers seek Ayyakannu's release, climb mobile tower
The New Indian Express|May 23, 2024
TENSE moments prevailed at Woraiyur Road in the city on Wednesday when a group of farmers blocked the road and climbed a mobile phone tower nearby demanding the release of their association leader P Ayyakannu, whom the city police have placed under house arrest.

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