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Koodankulam plant: Samiti stages protest in front of secretariat
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By Express News Service - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

17th July 2013 10:08 AM

The Koodankulam Anti-Nuclear Struggle Solidarity Samiti, Kerala, on
Tuesday staged a protest in front of the Secretariat against the
Centre’s nod for the commissioning of the Koodankulam Nuclear power
plant.

Expressing solidarity with the struggle at Idinthakarai in Tirunelveli
district of Tamil Nadu against the commissioning of the plant, the
Samiti said that the people of the state were with those who protest
for a noble cause.

Inaugurating the protest, poet and social activist Sugathakumari urged
the government to withdraw the decision to go ahead with the
commissioning of the nuclear plant. She said that the Centre had gone
forward with the decision without taking into account the genuine
demands of the protestors.

"No safety measures as recommended by the Supreme Court have been
implemented at the plant. The people in and around Koodankulam are
living in fear,’’ she said. Stating that the issue did not pertain to
Tamil Nadu alone, Sugathakumari said that the protests against
nuclear power plants should be strengthened.  Koodankulam attained
criticality last week, setting the stage for power generation before
the end of August.

Samithi convenor T Peter said that the agitation will be spread to the
national level.

V Harilal (Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishath), G R Subhash (SUCI), Salim
Sait (Solidarity)    Anto Alias (Kerala Swathanthra Matsyathozhilali
Federation) and R Ajayan ( PUCL) were present among others.