Chennai sources stated that in a shocking revelation, Minister of State for Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan has now alleged that Sterlite Copper tried to bribe him. Meanwhile the allegation comes even as Sterlite is in the eye of a storm in Tamilnadu, with people accusing them of causing pollution and operating without license.
Presently Radhakrishnan denied that he had any relationship with the company whose practices he had reportedly protested against in the past. He said “He have protested against Sterlite and was on the streets for it for four days". Recently the Tamil diaspora around the world, too, have raised their voice against the company. Further the residents of Thoothukudi have complained for over two decades about the toxic effluents that have plagued the groundwater in the area, making them fall ill with a host of diseases reportedly including terminal diseases such as cancer.
Previously on March 24,
thousands gathered in Thoothukudi to protest against the plant, in a complete
shut down in the district. Further the protest was against the plant’s
operations and plans to expand. Accordingly the Tamilnadu government also came
under fire not investigating the plant and its activities despite proof of the
company’s polluting practices.
