21/01/2017
A victory only marks the beginning of many long struggles. Just a modest wish-list for the consideration of the youth of Tamilnadu.
1. Stop Koodankulam expansion
2. Save Ennore Creek
3. Let our rivers flow free and clean
4. End illegal sand-mining and stone quarrying (in other words, starve the corrupt political parties of spending money)
5. End the sea-sand mining in southern districts (in other words, starve the corrupt political parties of spending money)
6. Promote natural, water-efficient agriculture
7. Give the boot to the pesticide, seed and fertiliser industry
8. Revive native cattle and poultry breeds, and seeds
9. Bring under public control our corrupt, inept, unaccountable regulators like TNPCB, State Coastal Zone Management Authority
10. Free up the coast for our fisherfolk
11. End bottom trawling and other destructive fishing methods, and promote healthy, sustainable fisheries.
12. Expose the contractor-Government nexus in building contracts (in other words, starve the corrupt political parties of spending money)
13. Keep fundamentalist forces from taking root in Tamil Nadu
14. Keep Tamil identity from morphing into a fundamentalist force
15. Make Tamil nationalism an honest, gentle, hospitable and voluntary sentiment that is respectful of all genders and communities.
16. Keep Tamilnadu safe and hospitable for all life-forms, and all people.
17. Make friends with Karnataka and Kerala, and figure out how to improve the health of our shared rivers so there is enough for all people and the environment.
18. Assert a Tamil identity that is not anti-something (e.g. anti-Hindi or anti-North Indian).
19. Exercise eternal vigilance to ensure that the message you delivered to our political leaders continues to be heard in the months and years to come.
20. Don't let Alanganallur become an AIADMK public meeting.
