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Despite repression, 1000 anti nuclear protestors rally again at Kudankulam

Protest erupts in Tamil Nadu over Kudankulam nuclear power plant, India Express, : Chennai,  Oct 29 2012,   Thousands of anti-nuclear activists thronged to the streets in Chennai on Monday in an attempt to lay siege to the state assembly as mark of protest against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant.

Protest against the power plant has only intensified over the past year, while nuclear fuel has already been loaded in the plant that is awaiting approval from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for commissioning. Activists from various political groups and anti-nuclear bodies shouted slogans against the federal and state government, urging them to shutdown the plant permanently.

“Throughout Tamil Nadu, the state government has arrested hundreds and thousands of people to prevent them to come to Chennai to stage thisprogramme. In spite of that thousands of people have gathered here. We want that the Kudankulam nuclear plant should be closed, once and for all……

November 1, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, opposition to nuclear