[Reader-list] Condemn Attack on Anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Plant Agitation Leaders and Women Supporters

William Gomes williamgomes.org at gmail.com
Wed Feb 1 14:54:55 IST 2012


http://www.williamgomes.org/?p=396

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 5:19 PM, asit das <asit1917 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Date: Tue, Jan 31, 2012
> Subject: Condemn Attack on Anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Plant Agitation Leaders
> and Women Supporters
>
>
>
> Attack on Anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Plant Agitation Leaders and Women
> Supporters
>
> Jan 31st 2012 : The representatives of Peoples Movement Against Nuclear
> Energy (spearheading the campaign to stop the Koodankulam Nuclear Plant )
> Pushparayan and Jesuraj and 20 women accompanying them has been attacked by
> Goondas(hired thugs) inside Tirunelveli Collecotrate compound on their way
> to attend talks with the Central Government Expert Panel. The women who
> tried to offer shield to the PMANE representatives have been beaten up and
> they are in hospital now. Along with the goondas were local Congress
> leaders also. The police where moot spectators when the attack happened
> even after the PMANE representatives had earlier warned about the presence
> of these Congress personals and goondas to them.It is intresting to note
> that the Central Government Panel has failed to answer most of the
> questions raised by the movements own panel and whatever answers given were
> all unsatisfactory. Moreover the central panel and central government has
> also refused to meet the movements expert panel and have an open
> discussion. All this while the Koodankulam Anti Nuclear protest has stood
> out as a symbol of non-violent protest with no violent action happening
> from the movement. This move of attacking movement leaders is a strategy of
> trying to create tension and turn the movement violent. The movement has
> withdrwan from the talks after the incident which gave clear indications of
> central governments back door working. Protests are happening in
> tirunelveli and other southern tamilnadu districts condemning the attacks.
>
> Condemn this attack by sending mails, missed calls and fax to the following
> address
> Prime Minsiters Office
> fax - 91-11-23019545 / 91-11-23016857 phone - 91-11-23012312
> Chief Minster Tamil Nadu's Office
> e-mail cmcell at tn.gov.in  fax- 91-44-25671441 Phone -91-44-25672345
> Indian National Congress Office
> fax- 91-11-23017047 Phone - 91-11-23019080
>
> The context of the attack and the talks
> This was the fourth round of talks and there have been no indications of
> the Central Government paying any heed to the concerns raised by PMANE and
> the people. The fourth round of talks have been happening after a long gap
> with the previous 3 happening on November 7th and 18th and December 15th.
> Between December 15th and now the central government has resorted to
> bullying tactics of filing cases, foreign fund allegations, agressive media
> campaigns providing money to main stream media etc... In the mean time
> Manmohan Sigh went to Russia and issued a statement on Dcember 16th that
> the plant will be commissioned in two weeks time. He visited Tamil Nadu in
> December end and is said to have struck a deal with the state government on
> the Koodankulam Issue. The minster of state at the Prime Ministers office
> has been issuing statemens that the plant will become operational with
> state government assistance soon. Indication on this regard has been given
> by representatives of Nuclear Power Corporation India Limited as well.
> Along with all this Congress has been staging various protests demanding
> for the opening of the Koodankulam Plant. Meanwhile the protests by the
> locals in and around Koodankulam and in the southern districts of Tamil
> Nadu have not subsided at all. Pushparayan and Jesuraj are the two
> representatives from the movement who are part of the state panel
> interacting with the Central Government Panel set up to address the
> concerns of the people and prove that the plant has no impact on local
> environment, livelihood, health and is safe in all aspects.
>
> Issued By
> Koodankulam Anti Nuclear Protest Support Group Kerala -
> 08547698740, 09847439290, 09447218282
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