Farmers have been opposing the acquisition of their wet farmlands, which they have been cultivating for many years. The proposed acquisition will affect the livelihood of farmers greatly. They have been cultivating various crops such as paddy, sugarcane, groundnut, and many other crops on these lands.

The statement was signed by Vasanthi Devi, former vice chancellor, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, V. Suresh, advocate, Madras High Court and PUCL, Henri Tiphagne, National Working Secretary, HRDA, Nityanand Jayaraman of Chennai Solidarity Group, G. Sundarrajan, Poovulagin Nanbargal, Ananthoo, Safe Food Alliance, Seethalakshmi, Organic Farmers market, Balaji Sankar, Thalanmai Malargirathu, Mahima, India Handmade Collective, Jayaram Venkatesan, Convener, Arappor Iyakkam, Aruna Roy, MKSS, Nikhil Dey, MKSS, Shankar Singh, MKSS, and Sudha Ramalingam, human rights activist and advocate of the Madras High Court, the statement said.