THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Giving a fillip to the agitation against the neutrino project in Theni district of Tamil Nadu, Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan on Saturday offered all support and cooperation to the agitation by MDMK leader Vaiko.
VS offered his support when Vaiko called on him at the Aluva Palace on Saturday morning, sources in the Opposition Leader’s office here said. Vaiko had met Chief Minister Oommen Chandy last week seeking his support on the issue.
VS and Vaiko shared the fear about the Union Government’s move to go ahead with the project. Vaiko alleged that in the name of the neutrino project there were plans to dump nuclear waste deep inside the tunnel being dug in the bedrock near the site.
Asked about the style of agitation, Vaiko said in the first phase he would be focussing on generating an awareness about the impact of such a project on the heavily populated states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
He said that VS also had stated that the project should be opposed at any cost.
Vaiko said that the Kerala Chief Minister had also offered all assistance.