THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress chief and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi send a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking a probe on the suicide of farmer V Dinesh Kumar of Panamaram panchayat in Wayanad.

Rahul said that he spoke to Kumar’s widow. She told him that her husband took the extreme step as he was not able to repay the loan and the pressure out of it forced him to commit suicide, mentioned Rahul in the letter.

The letter has stated that representatives of financial firms are worrying farmers even after the state government announced moratorium for agricultural loans till December 31, 2019. Along with a probe, financial aid should be given to his family, the letter said.