Chennai, Sept. 16 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ensure the supply of allocated fertiliser for the state, claiming that farmers had received only 57 per cent of their allocation so far.

In a post on X, Stalin said that despite an increase in paddy cultivation this season, the state had not received its full quota of fertilisers.

Stalin stressed that the timely availability of fertilisers was crucial to sustain the momentum of agricultural activity generated by the favourable monsoon.

"Hon'ble PM Thiru @narendramodi, despite increased paddy coverage, Tamil Nadu has received only 57 per cent of its allocated fertilisers. I request your urgent intervention to supply th...