Chennai, May 26 -- The Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, Udhayanidhi Stalin, on Tuesday criticised the TVK government over its crop loan waiver announcement, alleging that farmers had been "cheated" in the name of loan relief.

In a post on X, Udhayanidhi Stalin said the government had promised during the election campaign that farmers owning up to five acres of land would receive a complete crop loan waiver. However, he alleged that the government has now restricted the full waiver only to loans up to Rs 50,000.

"The TVK government has cheated farmers in the name of crop loan waiver. During the election campaign, they promised a complete crop loan waiver for farmers owning up to 5 acres of land. However, now they have announc...