Beyond Nuclear International Weekly Digest, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2025

Posted: 14th April 2025

S.P. Udayakumar, who risked freedom and even his life to oppose the planned nuclear reactors in southern India, could not travel to New York to receive his Nuclear-Free Future Award. But his words of resistance - delivered by a video recording - resonated with a rapt audience.

“Nuclearism is fascism”

Tens of thousands of people over the years, including villagers, farmers, fishermen and even children, joined the struggle against the construction of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in India. Many of them were inspired by S.P. Udayakumar, who had to go into hiding at times and faced imprisonment and death threats. We republish the speech he gave via video in accepting his 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Award, received on his behalf by his sons Surya and Satya. READ MORE

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