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*Ad hoc committee,* * Kerala’s Anti nuclear group in support of Koodankulam struggle* *Recent Updates from Koodankulam* Koodankulam: Authorities Mislead, Confuse and Harass the Local People<http://www.dianuke.org/koodankulam-authorities-mislead-confuse-and-harass-the-local-people/> Thirteen Reasons Why We Do Not Want the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project<http://www.dianuke.org/thirteen-reasons-against-the-koodankulam-nuclear-power-project/> The Aftermath of Fukushima in Koodankulam: S P Udayakumar<http://www.dianuke.org/the-aftermath-of-fukushima-in-koodankulam-s-p-udayakumar/> Villagers have started a hunger strike at Idinthakarai yesterday, 11th September to oppose the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear plant. According to reports,Police detained several villagers in custody on the previous day in a preventive move.In spite of this ,about 150 people have started an indefinite fast .Strikers include priests and nuns from the local church. These villagers need our immediate support ,as they are struggling for the just demand of scrapping a project with potential to destroy entire south India, if there is an accident.It is a project, which endangers their livelihood and even their right to live.The NPCIL is determined to go ahead with the project, in spite of stiff and persistent opposition by the people for more than two decades The media have blacked out reporting of this major event of an indefinite hunger strike by 150 people, probably due to its sheer callousness, or to censorship in obedience to the wish of the nuclear establishment.As a spontaneous response to the mock security drill,there was a hunger strike for three days in August at the same place, in which more than 7000( yes, seven thousand ) people participated, shutting down shops in the area, fisherfolk quitting fishing in 8 villages and children boycotting schools. Most of the newspapers chose to ignore this event also, for reasons best known to themselves.Yet, these media , hands in glove with the nuclear plant authorities, cannot defeat people’s will ultimately.People knew of Chernobyl and Fukushima in spite of all out efforts by cocerned authorities to hide the truth from the public. <http://www.dianuke.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/koodankulam1.jpg>However, all responsible citizens in Tamilnadu and Kerala,especilly people of Thirunelveli,Kanyakumari and Trivandrum districts, which fall within 100 KM radius of the plant, will have to be alert and undertake the responsibility of bringing the strike to wide public attention immediately. Why should the nuclear establishment insist on an extremely dangerous project against the wishes of the people, especially when nuclear plants are being scrapped everywhere in the light of Fukushima disaster?Do we want another ‘Fukushima’in India to convince ourselves of the dangers of the nuclear option? At the same time we have to request the Prime Minister, state Chief ministers and all the MPs, by telegrams, memoranda and mass petitions to intervene immediately to end this fast, by assuring the satyagrahis that the demand raised in their long drawn struggle will be met. Please write/ telegram/ fax to the PM and other authorities immediately to intervene and to end the strike amicably. Sincerely, Ad hoc committee, Kerala’s Anti nuclear group in support of Koodankulam struggle http://www.dianuke.org/hunger-strike-koodankulam/ -- You cannot build anything on the foundations of caste. You cannot build up a nation, you cannot build up a morality. Anything that you will build on the foundations of caste will crack and will never be a whole. -AMBEDKAR http://venukm.blogspot.com http://www.shelfari.com/kmvenuannur http://kmvenuannur.livejournal.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
