Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Tuesday met those protesting for the past 10 days against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) and assured them that the safety and security of the people were paramount.
“People's safety first and power generation comes later,” he told them at Idinthakarai in Tirunelveli district.
Mr. Narayanasamy, on his way to Kudankulam from Madurai, had a preliminary discussion here with Collector R. Selvaraj along with Chairman of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) Shreyans Kumar Jain to ascertain the situation at Idinthakarai.
Emerging from the meeting, the Minister told journalists that the safety and security of those living close to the project site was more important than power generation. To break the impasse and arrive at an early solution, a meeting between the protesters and the Prime Minister could also be arranged, said Mr. Narayanasamy.
Though the protesters could get this assurance from the Minister, they plan to continue their agitation as they complain that the State government had not extended a proper invitation for talks to end the agitation and thereby bringing back normality in the hamlets around Kudankulam.
Representatives of the protesters have decided to meet Ms. Jayalalithaa on Wednesday.
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