The Anti-Coca Cola Agitation Council of Plachimada has raised concerns about corruption in Coca Cola’s decision to hand over its 35-acre land and the buildings in it to the government instead of giving ₹216.26-crore compensation to the victims as ordered by the tribunal.
Agitation Council chairman Vilayodi Venugopal and Plachimada Victims Solidarity Council chairman Ambalakadavu Vijayan said here on Wednesday that Coke’s decision to hand over its properties to the government smacked of corruption. “It is a dangerous move,” they said.
They said that the company took the decision to give the properties to the government reportedly in a meeting with Power Minister K. Krishnankutty, who represents Chittur in the Assembly. “It’s a secret deal. The people of Chittur know nothing about such a deal,” said Mr. Venugopal and Mr. Vijayan.
