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Public issues, statements, awareness, campaigns and updates from Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam.
The Suchindram Temple Entry Protest, which began in 1926, holds an important place in the history of social reform in South India. Marking its…
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Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI) has opposed attempts to evict tribal people who have lived in Megamalai, Theni district, for generations from their traditional habitats.…
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Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI) has condemned the announcement that Tamil Thai Vazhthu would be sung third at the 33rd convocation of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.…
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Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI) has stated that the NEET examination system severely affects rural, Tamil-medium and marginalised students in medical education. It has urged…
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Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI) has urged the use of modern technologies such as microalgae Liquid Trees to control increasing air pollution in major cities…
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The death of a youth in police custody in Thoothukudi has caused shock across the state. With custodial deaths continuing, Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI)…
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Increasing solid waste in Tamil Nadu is causing water, soil and air pollution. Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI) has urged that Bio-CNG plants be established…
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Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI) has stated that most prisoners in Indian jails are undertrials and that spending years in prison before guilt is proved,…
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Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI) has stated that the Kanyakumari district coastline is being eroded by the sea at around 2.96 metres a year. It…
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Bats that have lived in Panagudi, Tirunelveli district, for more than a century are severely affected by firecrackers burst during temple festivals. Samuga Pothunala…
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Air pollution in India is increasing day by day, severely affecting human health, the environment and life expectancy. Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI) has stated…
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Samuga Pothunala Iyakkam (TNSPI) has opposed the Rs. 318.9 crore sewage treatment plant (STP) project at Chinnavedampatti Lake in Coimbatore. Citing risks to groundwater,…
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