After Ramdev, Sadhguru Backs Vedanta, Calls Out ‘Economic Suicide’

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June 28, 2018: Spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev, known as Sadhguru, has spoken up in defence of the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi.

 

Jaggi Vasudev gave an interview to an English TV channel on Sunday 24 June, and after several people reacted to his comments during the interview, he took to Twitter on Wednesday, 27 June, to back the Vedanta-owned company.

Jaggi Vasudev, who runs the Isha Foundation, tweeted, “Am not an expert on copper smelting but I know India has immense use for copper. If we don’t produce our own, of course we will buy from China. Ecological violations can be addressed legally. Lynching large businesses is economic suicide.-Sg”

His tweet came after a recent interview with CNN News18’s Zakka Jacob.

When they touched on the topic of the Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi and the subsequent protests, Jaggi Vasudev said:

"Now you close down an industry because of political pressure. This is not right. You compel the industry to find ways to ensure pollution doesn’t happen. I am sure there are ways to do it. You close down business after business like this, where will you take this country?" -

Just days ago, yoga teacher Baba Ramdev, too, tweeted in support of Sterlite after meeting with Vedanta’s Executive Chairman in London.

 

After Ramdev, Sadhguru Backs Vedanta, Calls Out ‘Economic Suicide’

Spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev, known as Sadhguru, has spoken up in defence of the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi.

Jaggi Vasudev gave an interview to an English TV channel on Sunday 24 June, and after several people reacted to his comments during the interview, he took to Twitter on Wednesday, 27 June, to back the Vedanta-owned company.

Jaggi Vasudev, who runs the Isha Foundation, tweeted, “Am not an expert on copper smelting but I know India has immense use for copper. If we don’t produce our own, of course we will buy from China. Ecological violations can be addressed legally. Lynching large businesses is economic suicide.-Sg”

His tweet came after a recent interview with CNN News18’s Zakka Jacob.

When they touched on the topic of the Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi and the subsequent protests, Jaggi Vasudev said:

"Now you close down an industry because of political pressure. This is not right. You compel the industry to find ways to ensure pollution doesn’t happen. I am sure there are ways to do it. You close down business after business like this, where will you take this country?" -

Also Read: How Much Air Pollution Is Sadhguru’s Rally For Rivers Causing?

Much Like Ramdev, Vasudev Shrugs Off Sterlite Police Shootout or Vedanta’s Violations

Just days ago, yoga teacher Baba Ramdev, too, tweeted in support of Sterlite after meeting with Vedanta’s Executive Chairman in London.

    And much like Ramdev’s tweet, Jaggi Vasudev’s tweet, too, made no reference to the pollution caused by the company, because of which it was shut down by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.

He also made no reference to the police shootout, that left 13 people dead and injured several others on the 100th day of the protests against the plant.

Rather than looking at the social impact of the protests, his comment merely focussed on economic aspect of shutting down a single plant.

Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation has been embroiled in a controversial legal battle over its facility in Coimbatore since 2012. It has reportedly received demolition notices from the state government in the past.

The Vellingiri Hill Tribal Protection Society has sought demolition of the alleged unauthorised structures constructed by the foundation, so as to restore the wetlands at Ikkarai Boluvampatti Village.

Sterlite Plant in the Eye of a Storm

Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi has been in the eye of a storm for several months now, as the people of Thoothukudi started protesting against the pollution by the copper smelter.

Several documents show that Sterlite did not follow environmental norms, especially regarding the height of the chimney stacks, as well as the green belt required around the plant in order to reduce the effects of the effluents released by the factory.

n the shootout, 13 civilians were killed, including a minor girl, Snowlin.

Sterlite’s smelter was shut down on 28 May, after the TNPCB declared they were not following environmental norms.

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