A section of weavers who blocked the road to Sivakasi in Srivilliputtur town on Thursday.
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Scores of weavers and their family members staged a road roko on Sivakasi Road at Srivilliputtur town on Thursday pressing for their charter of demands.
The weavers had staged a black flag protest against the State Government for not having provided them basic infrastructure for the new varieties of sarees to be distributed during Pongal.
With no order issued ever since the Government mooted changes in the variety of saree, the weavers have been rendered jobless for the last three months.
Even as the Assistant Director of Handlooms, Cheran, came to hold talks with them, the weavers and their family members began to block the Sivakasi Road at around 1 p.m.
The members did not allow any vehicles to pass through from the town towards the district court and the by-pass road.
Former AIADMK Minister T. R. Inbatamilan, who passed through the protesting spot, also joined them and pressed for immediate steps to give work to the weavers.
Later, Srivilliputtur Tahsildar, Arulandam, police officials and Mr. Cheran, held talks and pacified them.
The agitating weavers dispersed only after one hour of protest.
Weavers have already opened gruel centres in different places in the district to highlight their plight due to lack of job.
Published – September 18, 2026 06:45 pm IST
