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Situation under control in Kudankulam
Updated : Sep 12, 2012
Situation in Tamil Nadu’s Idinthakarai village, the movement against the Kudankulam nuclear project, was under control after three days of protests. The fast at Idinthakarai village in Tirunelveli, against the Kudankulam nuclear power project, is still on, he said. On Tuesday night, protest leaders went missing after their abduction by local fishermen. Leaders of People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy were abducted by fishermen to prevent them from surrendering to police. However, in a dramatic turn of events, fishermen took away Udayakumar and Pushparayan in a boat. Their current whereabouts were not known. 65 people have been arrested over the last two days, following the violence and over the Kundankulam project. Long movement against the Kudankulam nuclear power project had turned violent Monday, leaving one agitator dead in police firing in Tuticorin district and several injured. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had justified the police action. She also announced compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the kin of the protester killed.