Chennai, June 22 -- Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) MLA Sowmiya Anbumani on Monday called for a complete waiver of agricultural loans in Tamil Nadu, citing the financial hardships faced by farmers and rising farmer suicides.

Participating in the debate on the Governor's Address in the Assembly, she also thanked the state government for announcing a caste-based census and pressed for stronger action against crimes targeting women and children.

MLA Sowmiya Anbumani extended her birthday greetings to the Chief Minister and expressed her gratitude to PMK founder S Ramadoss and party president Anbumani Ramadoss.

She said that any object placed in a room would only fill a part of it, but lighting a candle would illuminate the entire room. Likewi...