Chennai, Nov. 21 -- Slamming the BJP Government at the Centre for rejectingTamil Nadu's request to relax the moisture content from 17 per cent to 22 per centin paddy procurement due to Northeast monsoon rains in Cauvery delta and toiherdistricts, the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) will stage protestdemonstrations against the Centre on November 23 and 24.
A statement under the banner of SPA today said the agitiations would be held atThanjavur, considered the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu on November 23 and at itsneighbouring Tiruvarur district on November 24.
It said apart from senior leaders of the DMK, leaders of all the alliance parties ofthe DMK, including Congress, VCK, MDMK, Left Parties, actor Kamal Haasan'sMNM, will participa...