Chennai, April 17 -- The Tami Nadu government would take necessary steps to
address the wage revision issue of striking powerloom weavers in Coimbatore and
Tiruppur districts, Minister for Handlooms and Textiles R.Gandhi told the Tamil Nadu
Assembly on Thursday .
Replying to a Special Calling Attention motion given notice of AIADMK General
Secretary and by Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami seeking
the Government's immediate intervention as the weavers were on an indefinite
strike since March 19, the Minister listed out the steps taken by the DMK regime
after it came to power in May 2021 and promised to redress their grievances.
Intervening, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said the State government
has clearly und...