Worried Susi investors now seek feed for birds

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsDepositors of Susi Emu Farm, which allegedly swindled many of them of their money, have now turned their attention towards their investment, the birds. On Monday, depositors from Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Erode districts submitted a petition to the collector V K Shanmugam, seeking feed for their emus.Stating that all of them signed a contract with the firm to rear the birds, the petitioners claimed that ever since the company became defunct last week, they have not been supplied with feed for their birds. Citing the example of the government intervention to provide feed for the birds at the Perundurai farm, they sought similar assistance for the birds they were rearing. However, collector V K Shanmugam rejected their petition, reasoning that it was not his duty to supply feed to their birds.Meanwhile, several depositors of TVS Emu Farm at Dasappagoundanpudhur near Sathy and the Susi Emu Farm picketed the office of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) police here.first published:August 14, 2012, 11:31 ISTlast updated:August 14, 2012, 11:31 IST
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Depositors of Susi Emu Farm, which allegedly swindled many of them of their money, have now turned their attention towards their investment, the birds. On Monday, depositors from Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Erode districts submitted a petition to the collector V K Shanmugam, seeking feed for their emus.

Stating that all of them signed a contract with the firm to rear the birds, the petitioners claimed that ever since the company became defunct last week, they have not been supplied with feed for their birds. Citing the example of the government intervention to provide feed for the birds at the Perundurai farm, they sought similar assistance for the birds they were rearing. However, collector V K Shanmugam rejected their petition, reasoning that it was not his duty to supply feed to their birds.

Meanwhile, several depositors of TVS Emu Farm at Dasappagoundanpudhur near Sathy and the Susi Emu Farm picketed the office of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) police here.