Anti nuclear movement succeeding in India

[bananas]

http://antinuclear.net/2011/11/26/anti-nuclear-movement-succeeding-in-india/

Anti nuclear movement succeeding in India

Anti-nuke lobby seems to be winning the battle in India:Expert, IBN Live , Bangalore, Nov 25 (PTI) A key member of the Indian nuclear establishment today cautioned that if protestors of Koodankulam project in Tamil Nadu succeed in their objective, the country’s entire nuclear programme could be in jeopardy. “..if they (protestors in Koodankulam) are able to succeed, then they can succeed in shutting down the entire nuclear programme ……..a Member of the Atomic Energy Commission M R Srinivasan told PTI.

His warning came even as the protest by locals against the Koodankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district entered the 100th day yesterday. Srinivasan, a former Secretary to the Department of Atomic Energy, said the “anti-nuclear movement” in the country has become “very strong with lot of support from elsewhere”. “It seems they (anti-nuclear lobby) are winning the battle”, he said. Srinivasan said “anti-nuclear people are working in an orchestrated way” in Koodankulam. “They are all joining up together…anti-nuclear people in the United States, Australia, Finland, Germany”. “It’s orchestrated completely. Why should school children sit (in protest) morning to evening? Do they understand the issues involved?. They have been told by their parents, they have been told by some religious leaders. So, it (the protest) goes on”

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[kristopher]

1. Don't you just love how the rightwing alway weaves the "outside agitators" meme into the narrative?

They attempt to isolate and make alien anyone that disagrees with their exploitative behavior.

[bananas]

2. Yup - Top Indian scientists to launch nation-wide protest for ban on nuclear plants

Not sure if this has been posted yet - it's from last month:

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_top-indian-scientists-to-launch-nation-wide-protest-for-ban-on-nuclear-plants_1600845

Top Indian scientists to launch nation-wide protest for ban on nuclear plants
Published: Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011, 17:45 IST
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Chennai | Agency: DNA

The agitation against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is a prelude to an-all India uprising for a total moratorium on nuclear energy, said a former Atomic Energy Commission scientist.

“We will soon launch an all-India agitation demanding a total ban on nuclear power plants,” Dr MP Parameswaran, who holds India’s first PhD in nuclear engineering told DNA. Many top scientists in the country have expressed their desire to join this nation-wide agitation.

Dr Parameswaran,a former scientist/nuclear engineer with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay quit DAE in 1975 after he learnt that nuclear energy was not a viable option. “Nuclear power plants are dangerous and should be shut down. There is a total veil of secrecy over their functioning. Our agitation is to force the government to enact a legislation banning nuclear plants,” he said.

He pointed out that an agitation by the top scientists of the US forced the country’s government to do away with the construction of any nuclear power plants. “Since 1977, USA has not built any new nuclear power plants.Many old plants were converted to coal- powered thermal stations. The three-year long agitation launched in 1974 saw all Nobel Prize winning scientists of the USA coming out against nuclear power plants,” he said.

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