Police detain Delta farmers near Tamil Nadu Secretariat

Police detained Delta district farmers outside the Tamil Nadu Secretariat in Chennai on 7 August 2026 after the protesters attempted to march towards the government complex.

Delta district farmers attempting to march towards the Tamil Nadu Secretariat in Chennai were stopped and detained by police on Friday, 7 August 2026, amid heavy security deployment around the complex.

Delta district farmers staged a demonstration outside the Tamil Nadu Secretariat in Chennai on 7 August 2026, demanding the implementation of election promises and the resolution of long-pending agricultural grievances.

Farmers from Tamil Nadu's Delta districts gathered outside the Secretariat in Chennai on 7 August 2026, pressing the state government to honour election promises and address a range of long-pending demands in the agriculture sector.