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A summary translation of a letter circulated by Dr. S.p. Udayakumar, leader of the anti-nuclear struggle in Koodankulam: Uday writes that members of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have been harassing his aged parents and wife who live in Nagercoil, by serving notice after notice and demanding documents that had been submitted more than a year ago. This is causing great mental anguish for his aging parents.

This morning, more than 1000 people gathered peacefully on the beach near the Kalpakkam nuclear power plant. Nearly 650 people, including 200 women, were picked up by the police and taken to wedding halls in three towns — Guduvanchery, Singaperumal Koil, and Chengalpet. About 27 leaders are being held in Singaperumal Koil, while 110 others are being held in the same venue downstairs.

Terming it as illegal, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed a detention order issued against People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) member Yesurajan, who was arrested under the Goondas Act.

The independent fact finding team of lawyers, activists and students, including some of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, who were arrested in Koodankulam on October 12th by the local police. Here is a pamphlet of the Democratic Students Union, JNU describing their unending plight.