Vaiko gives Lankan spin to Centre’s push

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MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Saturday charged that the Centre was keen on the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) since it had planned to supply a portion of power generated from the project to Sri Lanka.

“Why should the people of Tamil Nadu risk their lives to provide electricity to Lanka, which had committed a genocide of Tamils in the island,” he asked.

“The UPA government has been insensitive on the Lankan Tamils issue and the Mullaiperiyar dam dispute. But, it shows tremendous interest in the KKNPP, not because it will benefit Tamil Nadu,” he said.

He said the Sri Lankan Electricity Board and the Indian Power Grid Corporation had signed an agreement on June 9, 2010, to lay undersea High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power transmission line under the Gulf of Mannar from Rameshwaram to Thalaimannar to share electricity. The Centre was planning to divert a part of the electricity to Lanka, he charged. (Source: Express News Service)

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