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So White Nighties are back in action. #Thoothukudi model redux. Protest planned and executed by Church against Adani Port 1/3
Cc: @HMOIndia Please don't let Sterlite closure or Kudankulam delays not happen here.
Cc: @HMOIndia Please don't let Sterlite closure or Kudankulam delays not happen here.
Protest planned and executed by Church against Adani Port 2/3
Protest planned and executed by Church against Adani Port 3/3
Three years ago, #SterliteCopper plant in #Thoothukudi was closed down after violent agitation.
India was reduced from an exporter of copper to an importer.
Around one lakh families lost their livelihood.
How did this happen? What is the truth?
A thread (1/8) ā¬ļø
India was reduced from an exporter of copper to an importer.
Around one lakh families lost their livelihood.
How did this happen? What is the truth?
A thread (1/8) ā¬ļø
1. Protestors accused plant of environment pollution. But expert study suggests otherwise.
Propaganda : Plant wastes pollute environment
Reality : No incident of unhygienic waste disposal reported. Waste generated are used in cement production, road construction etc. (2/8)
Propaganda : Plant wastes pollute environment
Reality : No incident of unhygienic waste disposal reported. Waste generated are used in cement production, road construction etc. (2/8)
Propaganda: High level of SO2 emitted by plant.
Reality : Study conducted by TNPCB repudiated the claim. SO2 is not discharged but used as raw material for manufacturing 'sulphuric acid'
Similarly claims about cancer, groundwater pollution etc. was also found exaggerated. (3/8)
Reality : Study conducted by TNPCB repudiated the claim. SO2 is not discharged but used as raw material for manufacturing 'sulphuric acid'
Similarly claims about cancer, groundwater pollution etc. was also found exaggerated. (3/8)
#BREAKING: #MadrasHighCourt issues notice to NHRC in plea moved for disclosure of NHRCās investigation report into 2018 #Sterlite police firing on protestors in #Thoothukudi
@India_NHRC asked to forward a copy of the report to Court in sealed cover if it feels matter is delicate
@India_NHRC asked to forward a copy of the report to Court in sealed cover if it feels matter is delicate
The NHRC had closed its suo motu case in the matter in Oct 2018, observing that State is giving sufficient compensation and taken other steps to restore normalcy in the district. However, petitioner highlighted that the NHRC has not disclosed its investigation report.
#Sterlite
#Sterlite
āCan we kill people and throw money at them and say our job is done? Is that the society that we want to build? ā¦Just throwing money at some people and everything is hushed up?ā #MadrasHighCourt CJ Sanjib Banerjee observed during the hearing today.
#Sterlite #Thoothukudi
#Sterlite #Thoothukudi
A few of us have come together to provide info on TN Covid helplines that actually work. We are verifying this ourselves & putting out only numbers that are being answered. This #Thread will keep getting updated. Pls ask those in need to refer. #Covid19IndiaHelp #TNFightsCovid
To check where hospital beds are available across Tamil Nadu. #Covid19IndiaHelp #CovidIndia #TNFightsCovid
Please share widely so people know where to go in case of emergency.
Please share widely so people know where to go in case of emergency.
#Verified District helpline number for #Perambalur
Please amplify by sharing the image on WhatsApp groups. People need to know who to call in case of symptoms, help etc. #Covid19IndiaHelp #TNFightsCovid
Please amplify by sharing the image on WhatsApp groups. People need to know who to call in case of symptoms, help etc. #Covid19IndiaHelp #TNFightsCovid
#MadrasHighCourt hears suo motu case concerning #COVID19 management in Tamil Nadu. Issues of COVID-19 vaccination, #Remedesivir supply, ventilator and oxygen availability have been taken up.
AG Vijay Narayan says that detailed report has been filed.
Court: Whether the rate is rising or falling?
AG: Yesterday it was around 15,000, today it was 14,000. Hovering between 15-14,000... It is not increasing like it is increasing in other States. 1.2 lakh cases in UP, 80k per day in Maharashtra
AG: Yesterday it was around 15,000, today it was 14,000. Hovering between 15-14,000... It is not increasing like it is increasing in other States. 1.2 lakh cases in UP, 80k per day in Maharashtra
#SupremeCourt hearing #Vedanta plea to reopen tuticorin Sterlite plant
Dr AM Singhvi for Vedanta- wastage of national resource can be stopped by allowing short 3 month run of the plant. I'm not arguing on merits
There is a preconceived decision to not allow the plant to run
Dr AM Singhvi for Vedanta- wastage of national resource can be stopped by allowing short 3 month run of the plant. I'm not arguing on merits
There is a preconceived decision to not allow the plant to run
Justice Nariman- you've had this plea for short runs for 2 years.
@DrAMSinghvi- the short run would allow us to identify any issues still remaining. The plant started in 1997. Provides direct employment to 4000 people, indirect employment to about 20,000.
@DrAMSinghvi- the short run would allow us to identify any issues still remaining. The plant started in 1997. Provides direct employment to 4000 people, indirect employment to about 20,000.
Singhvi: Trickle down dependants are more than 2 lakh. Supplying 36% of the country's copper needs. Now India is becoming dependant on Copper imports.
NEERI had made environment impact report and gave 30 recommendations. Compliance of 29 out of 30
NEERI had made environment impact report and gave 30 recommendations. Compliance of 29 out of 30
Pastor Lazarus Barnabas report that he was severely beaten with a ālathiā (bamboo baton) by Sub Inspector Raghu Ganesh while other police officers looked on, and sustained injuries to his back and legs
csw.org.uk/2020/02/28/preā¦ We intervened and urged the same higher officials @UN
csw.org.uk/2020/02/28/preā¦ We intervened and urged the same higher officials @UN
many times to take action but you all didnāt take any action. Now we are asking you the same higher officials, if only you wouldāve listened to us and taken stern action against the same policemen at that time, this custodial killing of Father and Son would have not happened
.@TamilNa19163842 @szsocialmedia1 @TUTICORINPOLICE Kindly tell us now, who is responsible for this terrifying killing by the same policemen and Police Station we need to hear from you Sirs? @UNHumanRights @Tiphagne @ahmedshaheed @mbachelet @ahmedshaheed @India_NHRC @UN_HRC
NEWS: The deaths of Jayaraj & Bennicks once again signal towards Indiaās continuing failure to hold its police accountable. The Tamil Nadu Government must end impunity for police officers involved in the #thoothukudi custodial deaths.
amnesty.org.in/news-update/tnā¦
amnesty.org.in/news-update/tnā¦
"Poor conviction rates in cases of custodial torture & deaths have further created a climate of pervasive impunity, emboldening the police officers. This must end now" said Executive Director @Avinash_1_Kumar.
According to 2018 National Crimes Record Bureau data, Tamil Nadu accounted for the second highest deaths in custody.
But not a single police personnel was arrested.
#JusticeforJayarajAndBennicks
But not a single police personnel was arrested.
#JusticeforJayarajAndBennicks
Thread ā what does freedom mean in the āworldās largest democracyā if its journalists are picked up for social media tweets and activists just disappear ?
: @nehadixit123 writes āFour journalists arrested over three days: Prashant Kanojia, Ishita Singh, Anuj Shukla, and Rupesh Kumar. What does it say about the world's largest democracy? #ReleasePrashantNow #PressFreedomInIndiaā
But this is also a good time to ask ā#WhereisMugilanā . @Red_Pastures asks some important questions about the silence and apathy that has gone hand in hand. You can read the entire essay here thepolisproject.com/where-is-mugilā¦
1: It's been one year since the Tamil Nadu police used excessive force on thousands of largely peaceful protestors in #Thoothukudi. 13 people were killed & hundreds were injured. One year later, the families of the victims are still waiting for justice.
#Thoothukudi1stAnniversary
#Thoothukudi1stAnniversary
2: The Tamil Nadu police must allow people to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the police shooting. Activists are claiming the police are intimidating and harassing people to keep them away from attending memorial functions.
thehindu.com/news/national/ā¦
thehindu.com/news/national/ā¦
3: The Tamil Nadu government has a duty to protect the human rights of its people. The time has come for state authorities to ensure justice and accountability for the people in Thoothukudi.
#Thoothukudi1stAnniversary
#Thoothukudi1stAnniversary
Good News from Thoothukudi! Madras High Court quashes the National Security Act (NSA) detention order of the six people who were arrested in connection with the anti-Sterlite protests in #Thoothukudi #JusticeForThoothukudi
Kaliloor Rahuman, along with his adult sons Mohamad Anas and Mohamad Irasath, and two others, Kottaiyan and Velmurugan (also known as Murugan), have been held in administrative detention under the National Security Act (NSA) since 10 June 2018 #Thoothukudi #JusticeForThoothukudi
The NSA is a repressive law that permits administrative detention without charge or trial for up to 12 months on loosely defined grounds of national security and maintenance of public order. It has been used to target protesters and human rights defenders in India. #Thoothukudi
