Mullaperiyar: Protest at Chappath enters day seven

Saturday, December 03, 2011: The strike staged by the Mullaperiyar Samara Samithi leaders at Chappath, who are demanding a new dam in place of the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam, has entered the seventh day.
The agitation attained an emotional tone with the hunger strike led by MLAs Roshy Augustine, K Ajith, action council leaders C.P. Roy, Anpayyan, and Shaji Joseph entering the seventh day.
The Chappath junction on the banks of the Periyar was all activity as hundreds of residents including small children flocking the area on Saturday pledging support for the agitation.
Supporters of the agitation, including women, nuns, and children, reached the venue in the morning shouting slogans and greeting the leaders. They held placards demanding steps for constructing a new dam at Mullaperiyar and measures for protecting the people.