Nearly 100 farmers from the different farmers associations were arrested at Thanjavur Railway station on Saturday as they tried to stage a 'rail roko' protest in front of the Cholan Express.
The gathering 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'.
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