Thiruvananthapuram: An open letter from prominent people in the social, cultural, literary and industrial sectors has pointed out that the project is necessary while the protests and controversies in Vizhinjat against the port project continue. Professor MK Sanu, Chris Gopalakrishnan, GG Thompson, M Mukundan, G Shankar, TK Rajeev Kumar, Maniyan Pillai Raju, Jagadish, M Jayachandran, Surya Krishnamurthy, C. Gauri Dasan Nair, Satchidanandan, Sethu, NS Madhavan and other 80 people have signed the letter led by Thiruvananthapuram Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The letter points out that it is against the interest of the state to stop the Vizhinjam port project when the government is taking a sympathetic approach. Protests and violent protests against the project are illogical and condemnable. The letter also states that those who uphold the interest of Kerala will never be able to accept this.
The letter demands that the concerns and problems of the fishermen who are coastal residents should be resolved and the promises made by the government to the fishermen should be implemented with urgent importance for the implementation of the project.