Pledging support to anti-Cola struggles, former Union Minister George Fernandes demanded the permanent closure of the Coca Cola plant at Plachimada in Kerala's Palakkad district.
Addressing anti-Cola agitators in front of the Coca Cola plant at Plachimada on Tuesday evening, Fernandes said it was inspiring that a small village in a remote corner of the country became the nucleus of a prolonged struggle against exploitation of water by a multi-national giant.
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Lauding the determination of the anti-Cola agitators, he asked them not to give up their struggle until the final goal of closure of the plant was met.
Leaders of Plachimada Coca Cola Virudha Samity also voiced their opinions.
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