It was a shocking sight that awaited political leaders who reside in Lutyen's Delhi on Tuesday morning. Dressed in loincloth and dhotis, 174 farmers from Tamil Nadu stood outside the residence of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma, while women were wearing only their petticoat. However, it was the objects in the hands of the agitators that grabbed even more attention. While some of these men and women carried begging bowls made of clay, the others carried skulls of dead farmers.

These farmers from Trichy, Karur and Thanjavur belonged to the Desiya Thenidhiya Nathigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam. They had arrived at the Delhi station at 8 am on Tuesday morning, and immediately left to protest outside the Prime Minister's 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence. They were, however, stopped well ahead by the authorities. They had left Tamil Nadu on 12 March with three demands for the centre.