Chennai: Rains continued on Wednesday in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops, and leader of the opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the state government to provide appropriate relief to farmers. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami expressed shock over reports that 1,500 acres of paddy crop have been affected in Thiruthuraipoondi and demanded that officials inspect rain-hit …