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Mullaperiyar issue: TNSTC cancels buses to Kerala
Coimbatore: Fearing attacks in neighbouringKerala over the Mullaperiyar dam issue, Tamil Nadu StateTransport Corporation (TNSTC) on Monday cancelled its bus servicesto the state from here.
TNSTC cancelled all buses from here to Palakkad, Guruvayoorand Thrissur in Kerala, following reports of attacks in theneighbouring state on buses bearing Tamil Nadu registration,mainly keeping the safety of passengers in mind, officialsources said.
TNSTC buses coming from other districts going to Kerala viaCoimbatore were also asked not to ply for security reasons,they said. They did not elaborate whether the cancellation ofbus service would continue tomorrow.
The sudden decision has affected the movement of largenumber of daily passengers towards Kerala.
Meanwhile, shops, bakeries and eateries, run by Keralitesin nearby Tirupur district downed shutters for two daysstarting from today, condemning the attitude of Kerala on thedam issue.
Through posters put up near their closed shops, theyappealed to the Kerala government to allow the people fromKerala to earn their livelihood and to live peacefully inTamil Nadu, without involving in or inciting violence againstTamils there, police said.
The vessel manufacturing units in Anupparpalayam on Tirupuroutskirts also stopped production for one day, expressingsolidarity with the Tamil Nadu government on the dam issue.
The units also wanted the Centre to immediately commissionthe Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project in order to "save themfrom power shortage," police added.