{"id":1573,"date":"2019-06-18T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beachminerals.org\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2021-09-23T15:08:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T09:38:19","slug":"concrete-reply-for-false-allegations-about-beach-mineral-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beachmineral.com\/ta\/concrete-reply-for-false-allegations-about-beach-mineral-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Concrete reply for false allegations about beach mineral industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone knows that, some vested interest people are working against this beach mineral industry.\u00a0 Some of the media reporters were misguided by vested interest media people like Sandhya Ravishankar. Accordingly one Mr.Ashish Malhotra from The Guardian approached our member VV Mineral for an interview.\u00a0 Fortunately Mr. Jonathan Watts, Global Environment Editor, The Guardian as well as Ashish Malhotra confirmed that VV Mineral side also will be published equally. \u00a0Hence detailed reply send to them refuting all the false allegation along with documentary evidences. The following points are explained in detail with evidence from statutory authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1) There is no Coastal Erosion due to the beach mineral mining. Particularly there is no erosion in the private companies mining lease areas. Moreover sea erosion is a world wide problem. The main reason is Global warming. Even in India, more than 40% of the beaches are affected for various reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02) The mining lease area and processing plants minimum 500 meter away from habitation. No employees or the owners who are residing adjacent processing plants are not affected either chronic Kidney disease or by cancer or by any other disease. The Kidney disease is common all over the world. In Japan for one million people 20 dialysis centre are available. Whereas in India it is only five. All over India average 17% of the population affected by Chronic Kidney disease (reasons are given in detail). Worldwide out of one lakh people 78 people are affected by cancer. In Tamilnadu Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, Coimbatore alone the first four places cancer affected districts, where there is no beach mineral mining.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03) No land is acquired by any private mining company. Only government companies alone initiate land acquisition at rock bottom price.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04) The stoppage of mining operation did not prevent export of mineral which has already suffered royalty. Only royalty suffered mineral alone exported during the mining stoppage period. Export does not comes under the purview of MMDR Act – confirmed by Govt., of India, Ministry of Mines.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5) No personal attack or threat to any type of public or media people. Even against the paid news reporters Sandhya herself also only legal action is initiated through court of law. Various cases are pending in various courts. The case filed by Sandhya Ravi Shankar against VV Mineral was dismissed by the court.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Copy of mail send to The Guardian along with attachments are given below for the general public as well as our members information. Let as wait to see whether both sides will be published or\u00a0 as usual some other new stories created by Sandhya is published.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From:\u00a0S Vaikundarajan<\/strong>\u00a0<vaikundarajan@vvgroup.biz><\/span>
\nDate: Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 11:19 AM<\/span>
\nSubject: Re: Interview request<\/span>
\nTo: Ashish Malhotra <ashish.z.malhotra@gmail.com><\/span>
\nCc: Jonathan Watts <llamalad@gmail.com>, Jon Watts <jon.watts@theguardian.com><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dear Mr. Ashish Malhotra,<\/span><\/p>\n

Its funny to see how reputed magazines such as yours are easily deceived by someone like Mrs.Sandhya Ravishankar.\u00a0 Your question pattern clearly reveals that you are being misguided and are working closely with our competitor Mr.Daya Devadas who has a nexus with Mrs.Sandhya Ravishankar and Mr.Kumaresan, who thrives purely by threatening people for money.\u00a0 I also understand you are seen along with the competitors, Sons of my brother Mr.Kumaresan (Mr.Sudharson \/Mr.Sundaresan) and few of their henchmen in Tuticorin.\u00a0 So, I have little faith in the fairness of your story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For your kind information, the only one mining company that has been proven to do illegal mining is someone named Daya Devadas, from Indian Garnet sand company and Southern Enterprises whose operation was shut in 2011, for which he is retaliating against other mineral producers in this industry.\u00a0 Persons like Sandhya Ravishankar are only aiding this process.\u00a0 So, please do your homework on the persons who are helping your so-called investigative story.\u00a0 Sandhya who claims herself a hero and revolutionary against mining industry, has not written a single word about Daya Devadas or this illegal mining activity.\u00a0 That should tell you something. You can find out government order determine the mining leases of our competitor for illegal mining in\u00a0https:\/\/www.beachminerals.org\/large-scale-illegal-mining-major-violations-tamilnadu-govt-determine-mining-lease-granted-southern-enterprises-belongs-dayadevadas-claim-president-federation-o\/<\/a>\u00a0 and in\u00a0https:\/\/www.beachminerals.org\/39-lakhs-m-ton-illegal-minor-southern-enterprises-special-leave-petition-dismissed-honourable-supreme-court-02-02-2015-vide-slp-cc-nos-740-7412015\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless I strongly believe reputed magazine like Guardian will make sure the story goes unbiased with versions of all people and their views.\u00a0 \u00a0You have also confirmed the same in your previous email and so here are my replies :<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0Villagers say the mine has caused coastal erosion? Do you accept this and what have you done to prevent this and compensate those affected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our reply :<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 All over the world coastal erosion is a serious problem. The main reason is Global Warming etc., The coastal mining leases are granted in southern districts like Tirunelveli, Tuticorin Districts in selective pockets to private parties with proper CRZ Clearance, where there is no sea erosion or damage to the shore.\u00a0 But even in non-mining lease area, sea erosion is a serious problem. For example Rameswaram and Nagapattinam Districts and Ennore near Chennai. Due to business motive, our competitor company owns to Dhaya devadas who have political influence in the previous Central Govt., engaged some Retd. officials to spread rumours against this industry. None of our mine lease area is affected by sea erosion.<\/span><\/p>\n

For your information, India has more than 7500 Kms length of coastline, whereas 1350 kms coastline has been reported to be affected by sea erosion. This has been confirmed by Govt., of India, Coastal Erosion directorate. (copy attached).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs much as 45% of India\u2019s 8,414-km long\u00a0coastline\u00a0<\/a>is facing erosion, according to a\u00a0new study<\/a>\u00a0based on satellite data over 15 years, published in the Indian Academy of Science\u2019s journal\u00a0Current Science<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The study\u2013the most detailed thus far\u2013also reports that close to 19% of the\u00a0coastline\u00a0<\/a>is stable and about 36% is showing accretion, or expansion. The\u00a0Indian coast\u00a0<\/a>has lost a net area of about 73 sq km.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scientists from Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad and Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, compared satellite images from two time periods\u20131989-91 and 2004-06\u2013to measure the changes to\u00a0India\u2019s\u00a0coastline.<\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source :\u00a0https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/current-affairs\/45-of-india-s-coastline-facing-erosion-115081200513_1.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

If you go through the above picture you can find out that, in Tamilnadu area under accretion is 42.6 km and area under erosion 17.2 km alone. Moreover all the states, were no beach mineral mining also severely affected by sea erosion.\u00a0 The renowned scientist Stephen Hakkins recorded that by 2600, our Globe will become fire ball. This is because of increase of population and abnormal usage of powers etc.,<\/span><\/p>\n

Source :\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/11\/07\/stephen-hawking-humans-will-turn-earth-into-a-giant-ball-of-fire-by-2600.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

One fisherman village Panchayat President herself has reported that there is no adverse effect consequent on beach sand mining. According to her voice, there is well planned false propaganda only with malicious intention.\u00a0 The concerned video and audio recording are already in possession of the Ministry of Environment and Forests of Govt. of India.\u00a0 We are also in possession of the same and that we have put out the wordings in our website.\u00a0\u00a0 You are invited to visit this site\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.beachminerals.org\/fisherman-community-people-supporting-beach-mineral-mining-manavalakurichi-town-panchayat-president-confirm\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0to find out the veracity of this reply.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c A scientific study by the coastal erosion control directorate (CECD) nullifies the common \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0allegation that beach mineral sand mining is the major reason for sea erosion in southern \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Disclosing this to DC, Dr A.G. Murugesan, scientist at Sri Paramakalyani Cen\u00adter of Environmental Sc\u00adie\u00adnces, Manonmaniam Sun\u00adda\u00adranar University, quoting the CECD report of the Union ministry of earth sciences, said waves and high tidal attacks, monsoonal vagaries, unpl\u00adan\u00adn\u00aded coastal protection projects like the breakwaters and fishing harbours were mentioned as the major reasons for sea erosion in the coastal regions of India.<\/span><\/p>\n

The study ruled out beach sand mining, for industrial purpose, as a major threat to the shoreline, as beach mineral mining leases have been granted only for about 40 km in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andra Pradesh and Odisha.<\/span><\/p>\n

The study, done in the entire 7,516-km-long coastline extending from Gujarat in the west coast to West Bengal in the east coast, has identified 1,350 km that are vulnerable to sea erosion.<\/span>
\nProf Murugesan said the CECD study has disclosed the truth that the mined areas in the coastline have been replenished due to constant tidal action.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quoting the study, he pointed out that \u201cBeach mineral mining has no connection with seawater intrusion that is primarily caused by overexploitation of groundwater.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Concurring with Prof Murugesan, an official source at the Tamil Nadu water supply and drainage board said Thoothukudi city, around which no beach sand mining activity has been carried out for about 30 km on either side (north and south) of its coastline, has salty groundwater for about 10 km from the coast.<\/span><\/p>\n

Referring to the case of Uvari in Tirunelveli district, where sea erosion was very severe, it has been said the region is located in the high erosion stretches, where erosion was not a recent phenomenon. Sea erosion was said to have been severe in Uvari even before mining leases were granted.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to local fisherman Michael Adiyan, the original Kappal Matha church at Uvari was completely eroded in the early \u201850s, even before the advent of the beach sand mineral companies in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source :\u00a0http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/131211\/news-current-affairs\/article\/mining-does-not-lead-sea-erosion%E2%80%88study<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This being the fact, it is quite silly to point our heavy mineral mining which is done probably in total of 15 kms (out of 8500 KMs of Indian coastline), in some coats of TN, AP and Kerala is the reason for it.\u00a0 In fact even in this 15 kms stretch, most of the mining is done atleast 500 metres away from shoreline in some case extending to 4 kms away from shoreline.\u00a0 How can this be a reason?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Also since 2013, no heavy mineral mining is happening in TN, has it stopped sea erosion?\u00a0 Well learned journalist such as you can easily apply your mind on such silly accusations.\u00a0 Out of total\u00a0 85 mining leases in entire India, hardly 3-4 mining leases can access close to shoreline.\u00a0 So, its quite obvious this is a false propaganda done by our competitors.\u00a0 For your information non of our mining lease area is affected by sea erosion. In fact, our company is helping in reducing Global warming. Please visit :\u00a0http:\/\/www.icontrolpollution.com\/articles\/role-of-vvmineral-in-reducing-global-warming-throughgreen-mining-technology-of-garnet.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Your question :<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0Villagers allege that the beach mining has led to an uptick in health problems in the nearby region, including kidney disease and cancer? They feel that water in the area has been contaminated by your activities, and that the dust they have inhaled from the mining has also affected their health. How do you respond?<\/span><\/p>\n

Our reply :<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Our own houses are close to the beach mineral factory. In our mines and factory, more than 4600 employees were working. None of the employee affected either by Kidney disease or cancer. This has been proven by the yearly medical check up taken among the employees.\u00a0 Moreover our mining area and processing plants are minimum 500 meters away from the habitation. According to the Director General of Mines Safety norms, 200 meter distance enough. Whereas, we have kept 500 meters distance from the habitation. Then how it is possible?<\/span><\/p>\n

All the mining companies in TN and AP employ dry mining methods, which can\u2019t mine below water table.\u00a0 The dry mining is simple excavation mining where there is no drilling, blasting, bore holing, tunnelling, chemical process, etc. none of which is used.\u00a0 This being the case, where is the process of water contamination?\u00a0 In fact, since all the private companies have stopped mining in TN since 2013 and mining in AP has been stopped since 2018, the only ones operating are the Indian Government company named IREL who is operating their mine in TN, Kerala and Orissa.\u00a0 Perhaps it would be an eye opener of you to visit their mining areas and interview the locals around their operation.\u00a0 In fact people are celebrating their operation for the employment they provide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unless you crush any mineral or drill for any mineral, there is no question of dust as well.\u00a0\u00a0For your information,\u00a0\u00a0out of all the 7-8 beach sand producers in India only we have valid environmental clearance and valid pollution Control board consent under Air Act and Water Act. Even Central Govt., company also does not have the same clearances. Since your partner Sandhya Ravishankar\u2019s target is Vaikundarajan and V.V.Mineral, you are not speaking about the government company which is running without valid clearance. Perhaps you should dig more on the clearances obtained by IREL (Central Government company) and bring the truth to the open forum.\u00a0\u00a0Such a pity, Sandhya\u2019s target is not them, but us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cancer and Kidney diseases are common all over the world and are not limited to any specific areas. In fact, especially near Kerala, where IREL\u2019s operation exists, naturally occurring beach sands contain the radioactive mineral named monazite in high percentage. Even there, Epidemiological studies on the cancer incidence rate carried out in these areas indicate no cases of health problems, cancer or kidney failure in these areas which can be attributed to the background radiation levels. In fact Government has regulations to maintain the back ground radiation levels in all the coastline areas.\u00a0 This is the study report by Government of India available in\u00a0https:\/\/aerb.gov.in\/images\/PDF\/f1.pdf<\/a>\u00a0 (Page 54)<\/span><\/p>\n

Given below are a few devastating statistics about chronic kidney failure in India.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. 17%<\/u><\/strong>of Indians have some form of chronic kidney disease. This figure was reached that in a study conducted by Harvard Medical School in partnership with 13 medical centres \u00a0all over India. One third of the above people have advanced stages of the disease.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. There are\u00a060 million<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0people with diabetes in India, more than any other nation on the planet. Sadly, the majority of them are either \u00a0not diagnosed or poorly treated.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. At least30%<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0of diabetics will develop chronic kidney disease because of diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. People with the last stage of kidney failure (technically called Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 or CKD-5) require dialysis and\/or kidney transplantation as a life sustaining treatment.\u00a040 %\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>of such patients would have developed kidney failure because of diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. 2,00,000\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>new patients need dialysis treatment every year in India. \u00a0but the unfortunate reality is that only 10 to 20% of them get proper treatment.\u00a0 The remaining are either not diagnosed or unable to continue proper treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Statistics suggest that there should be almost\u00a020,00,000<\/u><\/strong>people on dialysis in India a sof today. The reality is that there are only about 1,00,000. The rest have been lost due to non-diagnosis and non-treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. The majority of chronic kidney failure patients are diagnosed in the last stage. Though proper statistics are not available, it is accepted that almost\u00a050%<\/u><\/strong>first see a nephrologist (kidney specialist) only in the last stage.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. There are0.4<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0dialysis centers per million population in India. By contrast, Japan has\u00a020<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0dialysis \u00a0centres \u00a0per million \u00a0population.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Only4,000\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>kidney transplants are \u00a0performed every year in India. The United States \u00a0with one fourth the population of India performs\u00a016,000\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>such operations per year.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Kidney failure can affect people of any age group. While in the west, the majority of patients are elderly, in India kidney failure patients are much younger and affects predominantly the working population.<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. High salt consumption (dry fish) or any foods with high salt consumption can also be a pointed as a contributor to Kidney problems<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Source :\u00a0https:\/\/www.practo.com\/healthfeed\/some-devastating-statistics-about-chronic-kidney-failure-in-india-10945\/post<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    Cancer in Tamilnadu<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Tamil Nadu State Cancer Prevention and Control policy is being developed with specific focus on prevention, early detection, screening, treatment including high end facilities, follow up and palliative care. Proposed for implementation over ten years period, it is envisaged that Tamil Nadu will have a functional system of cancer control with a network of equitably accessible \u2018State of Art\u2019 cancer treatment facilities which would reduce the cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality rates in relation to other States by 2030. Around 55,000 new cancer cases are identified every year in Tamil Nadu. It is higher among women (84 per one lakh) than men (65 per one lakh) in the age group of (35\u201364) years amounting to 1 in 13 people running a life time risk of developing cancer. As per Cancer Registry, high incidence of cancers is observed in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, Coimbatore and Kanyakumari districts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    Source :\u00a0http:\/\/cms.tn.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/hfw_e_pn_2017_18_0.pdf<\/a>\u00a0 (Page 231 and 232)<\/span><\/p>\n

    The said Tamilnadu Government report is available in government portal. You can find out that, districts like Tirunelveli, Tuticorin were private beach mineral mining leases are granted are not in the first three places. All over the India out of one lakh, average 78 people are affected by Cancer. You can find out the same from the reply to parliament question no. 647.\u00a0 The following picture will establish the various reasons for cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Source :\u00a0https:\/\/www.thebetterindia.com\/74188\/cancer-awareness-india\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    So please get your facts right before you are being deceived or misguided by someone like Sandhya Ravishankar or Mr.Kumaresan or Mr.Daya Devadas.<\/span><\/p>\n

    So, stopping the mining in 2013 in TN must be a boon for the coastal regions since they are relieved from the kidney and cancer problems?\u00a0 According to Sandhya atleast this must be true.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Your Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    3) Villagers allege that land for the mining was acquired illegally\/without their consent? How do you respond?<\/span><\/p>\n

    Our Reply<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    More than 90% of the mining leases are in our own land. We are not approaching for land acquisition either government or through other sources. Only Govt., companies alone acquire land for mining. Whereas in our cases, we purchase the land who are ready to sell their land and based on the sale document we purchase the land and transfer the name and get the mining lease.\u00a0 Though this method is slow and inefficient, we win over the support of the land owners who gets paid in market price.\u00a0 But this method has its own de-merits as well.\u00a0 Ill minded fraudsters will threaten the company to acquire their land at an exaggerated price (atleast 20 times the market price) or else they will spread negative publicity against the companies.\u00a0 We have faced such personalities too, who is still threatening us to buy their land a high price.\u00a0 Unfortunately they also have friends like Sandhya Ravishankar who can help them extort money from beach mineral producers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Someone by the name Mr.Saravanakumar who tried to get money from us on this method and he give a complaint and file a case and give media exposure for that to get money. His attempt was failed and my legal battle finally give victory after 7 years. When our Manager came to Tuticorin along with my brother Kumaresan\u2019s son, this gentlemen also seen with you. So, this question specifically wants to favour him.\u00a0 Please remember he has already filed complaint in the police land grabbing cell and approach judicial magistrate and District Judge and finally approach the High Court. All courts dismissed his claim.\u00a0 So, he is trying his best to do a smear campaign on us.\u00a0 Other than that, we have always won support of public.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Your question :<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    4)\u00a0\u00a0An expert report filed in court says you continued the international export of minerals after a ban on mining and new transport permits was issued in 2013. How do you respond?<\/span><\/p>\n

    Our reply :\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Please note that is not expert report. The Tamilnadu Government stopped the mining operation and stoppage of transport permit during 2013 without any jurisdiction and without following the statutory requirement for political reasons to fix up us.\u00a0 Without any alternate remedy, I approached the Honourable High Court and the Honourable High Court set-aside the order of the State Government.\u00a0 Now the State Govt., filed appeal and the appeal is still pending.\u00a0 The Tamilnadu Government stopped the mining operation alone. There is no ban for export of existing royalty paid minerals, as, already the Honourable Supreme Court in Cavery Chetty case clearly decided that, once royalty is paid, the State has no control over the mineral. Moreover export of mineral does not comes under the purview of Mines Act. Government of India Ministry of Mines itself clarified the same vide its letter No.16\/01\/2016-M-VI dated 10.10.2016 (copy attached). Once in every three months after 2013, the State Govt., itself get the export figure from the Port to verify whether these all are royalty paid minerals or not. We have paid royalty for 98 lakhs M.Tons from 2001 to 2013. After export until 2016, we have approximately 36 lakhs M.Ton of royalty paid minerals in various stages. The High Court appointed Sahoo Committee also confirmed the correctness of our stock.<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you inform the name of the expert and the nature of the report, I can able to furnish full and correct reply with documentary evidence to establish that, the report you have mentioned is not correct.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Your question :<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    5) Villagers say they have faced attack, threat and intimidation as a result of speaking out against mining. The journalist Sandhya Ravishankar also says she has faced threats and intimidation because of her reporting. How do you respond? Specifically, she says CCTV footage of her meeting with a source was leaked. Was your company involved in this leak?<\/span><\/p>\n

    Our reply :<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Please be informed Sandhya Ravishankar has personal enemity against our company.\u00a0 Our business group also owns a reputed local TV News Media since 2014.\u00a0 During its initial phase, Mr.Prem shankar (none other than Ms.Sandhya ravishankar\u2019s husband) approached us to manage the media operation.\u00a0 But we denied the opportunity.\u00a0 There started the enmity.\u00a0 She started her partnership with Daya Devadas only after that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Please note no village people is against the mining operation. Only the vested interest people who are working under Sandhya Gang alone speaking against mining.\u00a0 For your information, you can find out the video in\u00a0www.beachminerals.org\/videos<\/a>\u00a0 Where in the video, you can find out even an Retd. IAS officer are working under the instruction of our competitors and they gave interview against us as per the advice of our competitor. Also a person Anton from one Fisherman village to whom our competitor is educating how to show emotions to spread false message against us, when talking to media can also be seen.\u00a0 It is similar set of people who are misguiding you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Like I told you before, Sandhya represents our competitor Daya devadas who was found doing illegal mining and their operation was shut in 2011.\u00a0 He couldn\u2019t bear the thought of other producers continuing to capture the market share, he took it upon himself and determined to bring down the entire industry.\u00a0 Slowly he launched smear campaign against us in 2013, instigated the then Government to bring mining ban.\u00a0 Since then he has been continuing the attack this industry and all the producers with baseless and false accusations.\u00a0 Sandhya is one of his close aid.\u00a0 We initially thought she was fair and unbiased, met her few times, provided with all the counter facts on accusations made by our competitors.\u00a0 But she chose to ignore it and carry only the competitors false versions.\u00a0 So, we have in fact filed two defamation suit against her.\u00a0 This has only made her furious to continue with her personal attack on us.<\/span><\/p>\n

    We strictly believe in taking only legal action through court of law.\u00a0 Already two criminal cases pending against her in Judicial Magistrate court and one case is pending in the High Court, and she herself filed a case against me in the City Civil Court, Chennai when we filed detailed counter to scrap the plaint, the Honourable City civil court, Chennai accept our plea and scrap her plaint and dismissed the case filed by her in\u00a0O.S.No<\/a>. 1649 of 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    We are a reputed organisation and always taken a legal recourse for any of the issues we face.\u00a0 Threatening the journalist is the last thing we will do.\u00a0 Can she provide one evidence to prove this?\u00a0\u00a0 She can\u2019t.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    I pity her situation because she has been jumping media organisations for every 3-4 months and she tries to use that media to support Mr.Daya devadas by writing false information about other producers.\u00a0 We explain the facts to the media group or editors and they warn Sandhya.\u00a0 She jumps to the next one and tries the same.\u00a0 This is a cycle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Suddenly one day she started accusing us of threatening (without any proof of course) and we wanted to learn why.\u00a0 On asking around, we found that, she doesn\u2019t have a good reputation in the press club for she was taking sides in their election process and many senior journalist didn\u2019t like that.\u00a0\u00a0 When entire TN was supporting Jallikattu festival, she was openly commenting against it when staunch TN social media users troller her.\u00a0 She conveniently played the victim card accusing that against us.\u00a0 Jallikattu or her press club issue has nothing for us and we have no affair to intervene or comment her role.\u00a0 Some random comments made in social media by random guy has to do with us?\u00a0 She hasn\u2019t done any legal stories to support her, so she has to thrive by playing victim card against beach mineral industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Even the videos of her meeting the so-called source was widely spread in social media (even a reputed whistle blower Savukku published it in his timeline).\u00a0 He claimed Sandya was visiting Ex-DGP to misguide DMK using his closeness to DMK.\u00a0 So that also was blamed on us.\u00a0 In fact someone in social media picked up the video from social media and sent to us saying Sandhya was meeting to conspire against us.\u00a0 We can only ignore such things.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Please apply some logic my friend and provide us a concrete proof so that we have something to answer to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    But I must tell you, it is a big nexus in which Sandya is involved in and they have the habit of publishing a story every time a court hearing for this beach mineral case comes to court.\u00a0 Their intention is only to cause pre-judice against us in the minds of the judges, so that justice can be delayed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    One of my employee who manage one personal blog\u00a0http:\/\/vetri3337.blogspot.in\/<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You can find lot of information about Sandhya Ravishankar.\u00a0 Also please ask your so-called sources, friends of Sandya or even Sandya why they conveniently forgot to talk to Daya devadas or their illegal mining in 2011.\u00a0 I am sure she never disclosed the fact that her husband was denied an opportunity in our group.\u00a0 With personal enmity and history in the past, do you think she will give a fair opinion on us?\u00a0 You are being used to fulfil her vengeance.\u00a0 Please take a clear call.<\/span><\/p>\n

    I hope your story will be based on the above said five points. As promised, please publish my side reply also.\u00a0 I still count you will do fairness to your journalism which is the fourth pillar of democracy.\u00a0 Any deviation from my reply or misrepresentation will only push us to take legal recourse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n