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Farmers from Iraniamadu protested on Sunday against plans to divert water from the Iranaimadu Tank, towards Jaffna at Kilinochchi.
With water levels already low, plans of diverting the water has left farmers in Iranaimadu concerned for their livelihoods.
The one day hunger strike by Iranaimadu Farmers Association, a coalition of 22 farmers' organisations, was actively supported by a number of political figures, including Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, S. Kajendran and V. Manivannan of the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF), and the TNA Northern Provincial Council Education Minister, T. Kurukularaja.
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More than 450 farmers and residents took part in the strike over the course of the day, the Uthayan reported.