According to sources, the defunct mill was acquired by a Pudukottai-based distillery and brewery unit through the National Company Law Tribunal proceedings during the first quarter of the financial year 2023-24 while farmers attached to the defunct mill were pressing for payment of dues with interest and relieving them from the burden of bank loan taken in their name by the previous management of the mill. The new management has reportedly commenced the cane crushing operations at the Thirumandankudi mill, sources said.