Coco cola Inc. will not forget this great fighter easily.. it was chiefly due to her that they had to close down their plant in an obscure village called Plachimada in Palakkad district, Kerala.
I am speaking about Mayilamma, who passed away exactly a year before, succumbing to her grave disease brought about by drinking contaminated water in that particular place in Kerala. Coco cola, had opened a plant there, and was drastically depleting the ground water reserves to manufacture their produce, and in the bargain, was contaminating the whole area with fatal production wastes, that affected the lives of thousands of people living in the surrounding area.
Not the one to keep quiet about it, Mayilamma, along with other like minded indivudals, united together to vehimently protest against this inhuman act. In a short while, the whole world had heard about the plight of these people, and lots of international like minded supporters joined her crusade. At last, for the first time in their history, the coke plant had to shut down and suspend all operations....
Unfortunately, this gusty lady couldn't hold on much longer, due to her fatal illness brought about by the contamination from the plant, and died a year back, on 6th january, 2007.
I salute the spirit of Mayilamma, who, inspite of all odds, had the strength to fight against injustice, and had the foresight to preserve the ecosystem.......
