Addressing the farmers at a shandy here, Kanimozhi recollected the schemes and developmental works implemented by her father and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for the welfare of farmers like free power and waiver of agriculture loans. 

Earlier, the farmers put forward their problems such as the need for check-dams across Noyyal river, prevent the sale of water by private and corporate houses, a proper storage facility for onion, areca and tomato, and also the elephant menace. 

Kanimozhi said the issues would be raised with party president M K Stalin and would be solved once the DMK returns to power in the next Assembly elections. She also met and listened to the woes of small and micro-industries, marriage and decorators association, medical association and tourist taxi owners association.

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