PMANE leader Udayakumar leaves AAP over lack of 'clear-cut' policy

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The News Minute| October 18, 2014| 09.20 am IST People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) coordinator, S P Udayakumar who joined the Aam Aadmi Party in March has decided to quit the party. Stating lack of ‘clear-cut’ policy on nuclear power projects, Udayakumar who put out a Facebook post said that he would still campaign for AAP, but would stand alone in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, reported New Indian Express. He wrote on his Facebook page, “During the discussion with Arvind Kejriwal, I conveyed that I will not be able to hold any position in the party, as I needed to work consistently with various organisations and parties in Tamil Nadu and Kerala against KKNPP and other nuclear power plants in India. Secondly, it will not be possible to work with one party as we need to work with several organisations to strengthen the anti-nuclear struggle. Besides, AAP did not announce a clear-cut policy regarding nuclear power projects.” Stating that he was not distancing himself from AAP, he said that he would still extend support for AAP in Delhi and other states. A written resignation to the party is yet to be given.

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