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CHENNAI, July 30: The TN unit of the All India Agricultural Workers Union had called a strike today in which thousands of farmers from 10 d...

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CHENNAI, July 30: The TN unit of the All India Agricultural Workers Union had called a strike today in which thousands of farmers from 10 delta districts participated. The strike was in protest of the automation of farming activities and in demand of increased wages.

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