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- Weavers in villages near Rajapalayam are protesting for wage hikes and financial relief.
- The agitation has continued for over two weeks including a long-standing hunger protest.
- Police intervened to seize symbolic funeral biers during a scheduled march.
- Participants subsequently held a mourning protest in front of the village administration office.
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- Ongoing negotiations regarding new textile variety wage rates.
- Future demonstrations by the CITU Handloom Weavers Union.
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Named India · All India Agricultural Workers’ Union · CITU Handloom Weavers Union · Democratic Youth Federation of India · Jothilakshmi · Parameswaran · Rajapalayam · Ramachandran · Sundarapandian
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