The state government of Tamil Nadu has finally succumbed to pressure by the central government and decided to commission the operation of the two Russian built nuclear reactors in Koodankulam. It has carried out a major crackdown on the mass movement in
and around Koodankulam in southern Tamil Nadu, outrageously slapping sedition charges – no less – on several people, and arresting close to 200 people in a pre-emptive show of intimidation and force. (Correspondence)