After the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Kerala which was conducted on 6 April, Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan in a tweet raised concerns about medical wastes from Kerala getting dumped in villages near Pollachi, Tamil Nadu.
The actor-politician said, “Medical waste from Kerala is being buried in a garden near Pollachi for many years. It is the responsibility of the government to stop the anti-social elements from destroying the surroundings. Both the state governments should immediately pay attention to this.”
கேரளத்தில் இருந்து வரும் மருத்துவக் கழிவுகளை பொள்ளாச்சிக்கு அருகே உள்ள தோட்டத்தில் குழி தோண்டி புதைத்திருக்கிறார்கள்.இது பல ஆண்டுகளாக நடந்துவருகிறதாம். சூழலை அழிக்கும் சமூகவிரோத செயல்களைத் தடுக்க வேண்டியது அரசின் கடமை. இரு மாநில அரசும் இதை உடனடியாகக் கவனிக்க வேண்டும்.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) April 9, 2021
Locals have been raising the problem for many years while the Kerala government looked the other way. Many netizens took to the comments section saying if the actor-politician knew about the issue only now, after the elections.
இப்பதான் தெரியுமா?
— vallavan (@vallavanme) April 9, 2021
Keralites are buying land in Tamil Nadu near Coimbatore border and dumping all medical wastes from different parts of Kerala. What a shameless act? Why Pinarayi Vijayan is mum ? Also complete silence from People like Kamal Hassan and Arunan!
— Pradeep Gunasekaran (@AskPradeepG) April 8, 2021
Some also called out Kamal Haasan for not tagging Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the tweet. One user asked if whether the actor-politician is scared of tagging Pinarayi Vijayan as Kamal shares a close relationship with the communist Chief Minister.
கேரளாவில் இருந்து நாம் பாடம் கற்றே ஆக வேண்டும்- அப்படித்தானே உலக்கை.@vijayanpinarayi விஜயனை tag பண்ண பயமா.
— @GopalanVs- a proud Hindu (@GopalanVs2) April 9, 2021
Farmers belonging to Senampathy near Pollachi seized three lorries that had come from Kerala dumping medical and plastic waste. A case has been registered against Saju Antony, a land owner from Thrissur, Kerala. It has been revealed that large pits have been dug and waste buried in that private land for more than three years.
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