Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan today visited Kumarareddiapuram village in the district to express solidarity with those protesting against the existing Sterlite Copper smelter plant and its proposed unit near here.
Residents of Kumarareddiyapuram have been demanding that the plant be shutdown immediately. They have been protesting for the past 48 days citing health concerns.
Haasan, who got into the political arena with the launch of his party Makkal Neethi Mayyam, told the protesters: "The lives of people are more important than the money from copper."
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