{"id":4305,"date":"2012-10-23T15:55:47","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T14:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socialism.in\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2012-10-24T06:25:04","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T05:25:04","slug":"solidarity-statement-from-sri-lanka-in-support-of-the-kudankulam-anti-nuclear-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialism.in\/?p=4305","title":{"rendered":"Solidarity statement from Sri Lanka in support of the Kudankulam anti-nuclear struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Manmohan Singh<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Minister of India,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

New Delhi,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

India,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Honourable Sir,<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Common Concerns over Koodankulam Nuclear Power Installations<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We as a group of concerned citizens of Sri Lanka, the neighbouring member country of the South Asian Association of Regional Corporation (SAARC), have been paying much attention to the controversy around nuclear power installations across the Palk Straits, in Koodankulam.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Our concerns are on,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    safety issues that should be in place for the safety of people in neighbouring villages as well as concerns over possible fallout, if ever there would be a most unfortunate situation as in Chernobyl or Fukushima – Daiichi.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    the method and procedure of nuclear waste disposal, that we are made to understand would be dumped in the sea beyond Kanniakumari<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    About the safety for people living around the nuclear power installations, there are ever growing protests reported in the media, that the Tamil Nadu State government is accused of suppressing using brute force with the Central government of yours providing all necessary support and advice. Such unstoppable, protracted mass protests and very brutal suppression goes to prove, both the State government and the Centre has not been doing convincingly enough to satisfy the concerns over safety of its own citizens.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    We therefore share the concerns of all the protesting people and their neighbours, with your government continuing with the project, without adequately and satisfactorily addressing the issues raised by your own citizens on their safety that seems to emerge more with disposal of nuclear waste.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    We note that the Indian Supreme Court had on Wednesday, 17 October had requested the operator of the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, \u201cNuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.\u201d, to provide the Court with specific details on waste disposal. It has very specifically asked, \u201cWhere would it (spent fuel and uranium waste) go and what impact would it have on environment and people\u2019s health, if it is transported to another place? How much and how long can such waste be stored?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    In such context that demand transparency, we take note of the fact that such waste if dumped in the sea around Kanniakumari, would further aggravate the conflict on livelihood between Sri Lankan fishermen from the North Western coast and those from South India. We fear this would also adversely effect marine fishing and all marine resources that is being ruthlessly exploited in our seas, even now.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    We thus call upon your government to intervene immediately in addressing the concerns of protesting villagers in and around Koodankulam, Kanniakumari, Tuticorin and Thirunelveli and also make a public statement with all necessary details on your government’s method of handling nuclear waste disposal, including the locations used for such disposal.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Yours most sincerely,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Mano Ganesan<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Leader, Democratic People’s Front \u2013 Sri Lanka.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Siritunge Jayasuriya<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 General Secretary, United Socialist Party, Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Anton Marcus<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Joint Secretary, FTZ & General Service Employees’ Union, Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Kusal Perera \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Journalist and political critic, Colombo \u2013 Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Srinath Perera<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Senior Attorney at Law, Member, Bar Association of Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Copies to:\u00a0 Hon. Chief Minister, TN, Ms. Jeyalalitha Jeyaram<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Convenor, People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    (The above proposed statement would be handed over to the Indian High Commission in Colombo Sri Lanka and released to the press there shortly)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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