Kudankulam Hunger Strike

• Indefinite fast against Kudankulam nuclear plant resumes

  At least 24 activists of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) launched an indefinite fast on Tuesday at four villages in Tirunelveli district, around 650 km from Chennai, in protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP).

• Anti-Kudankulam protestors to fast from May 1

  Upset with the Tamil Nadu government for going back on its assurances, the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) today announced that it would resume an indefinite hunger strike from May 1 against the two 1,000 MW plants at Kudankulam.

• 8 days on, anti-Kudankulam activists call off hunger strike

  S P Udhayakumar spearheading the anti-Kundankulam nuclear plant agitation has withdrawn his hunger strike. 14 others also have called off their strike. As a result of this, regulatory orders in areas adjoining Kudankulam have been lifted. For now prohibitory orders will only continue at the Kudankulam. The decision to lift the orders was taken aft...

• 5000 peaceful protestors at Kudankulam, leader Udhayakumar could be arrested

  The Tamil Nadu police is expected to soon arrest the man who has led the campaign against Tamil Nadu's new nuclear plant at Kudankulam. Dr SP Udhayakumar is on an indefinite hunger strike at village of at Idinthakarai, which has for seven months been the epicentre of the villagers and fishermen who say the Kudankulam plant is not safe. Scientists ...

• Kudankulam N-plant protests temporarily called off for civic polls

  In a major relief to stranded employees of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, villagers protesting against the project have temporarily called off their agitation for smooth conduct of the civic polls on Monday.