Greenpeace India is in angry mode and has accused Tamil Nadu government of suppressing free speech.The NGO has claimed that Registrar of Societies in Tamil Nadu has cancelled its registration as a society, saying “government's clumsy tactics to suppress free speech was turning into a national and international embarrassment.”
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Greenpeace India said this move was an extension of the "deep intolerance" for differing viewpoints which the government was "harbouring" and asserted that it would again seek legal "redress".
So much so, the NGO went on hit out at the government saying the notice was the latest assault on free speech in India.
"The RoS is clearly acting under directions of the Home Ministry in Delhi, which has been trying to shut Greenpeace India down for over a year now.
"The MHA's clumsy tactics to suppress free speech and dissenting voices are turning into a major national and international embarrassment for this government," said Vinuta Gopal, Interim Executive Director of Greenpeace India.
It said for the last 18 months, Greenpeace India has endured repeated attempts at suppression through different government authorities.
"This is an extension of the deep intolerance for differing viewpoints that sections of this government seem to harbour," Gopal said.
It is worth mentioning that the Union home ministry had recently told Delhi high court that it cancelled the foreign contribution registration of the NGO as it was continuing to use its Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) accounts despite the suspension of the same.
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