KOZHIKODE: A.C. Varkey, who died at a private hospital here on Saturday, was a crusader for farmers’ rights for the last many decades. Exempting Neera from the Abkari Act was a long-pending demand of Farmers’ Relief Forum founded by Varkey which materialised only in 2014. “Varkey was arrested, tortured and persecuted for almost a decade for leading the agitation for …
