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Govt mum on Kudankulam N-plant funds fuelling row


-The Times of India

While the government admitted Thursday in Parliament that foreign funding sources of NGOs active at Kudankulam were being probed, it refused to confirm if the money was being used to fuel protests against nuclear reactors being built there.

Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, minister of state in PMO V Narayanasamy said NGOs getting money from the US and Scandinavian countries were actively involved in the protests. "It has not been proved so far whether that money is being used for the protests. Investigation is on in the matter," he said.

He said the investigation is being carried out by the home ministry and referring to an earlier statement of home minister P Chidmabaram , the MoS , "We have identified four NGOs, which are actively involved near Kudankulam (nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu)."

The minister, who had earlier demanded the arrest of Kudankulam protesters, refused to describe them as anti-national. "In a democracy, we have to respect their views also. To allay their fears only the PM had constituted a team of 15 scientists," he said.