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The Tamil Nadu Registrar of Societies has “summarily” cancelled the registration of Greenpeace India Society, according to a press release from Greenpeace.
The release quoting Vinuta Gopal, Interim Executive Director, said, “the Registrar has passed this order without granting Greenpeace a hearing, and without complying with the Madras High Court order to address each of our points and queries. This is a blatant attempt to circumvent the legal process and shows no respect for the law.”
“We are confident that we are on strong legal ground. We have faith in the legal process and are confident of overcoming this order.”
Over the last 18 months, Greenpeace India has endured repeated attempts at suppression through different government authorities, and prepares yet again to seek legal redress, the release said.
Greenpeace said the “RoS is clearly acting under directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs in Delhi, which has been trying to shut Greenpeace down for over a year now.”
The MHA’s tactics to suppress free speech and dissenting voices are turning into a major national and international embarrassment for this government. This is an extension of the deep intolerance for differing viewpoints that sections of this government seem to harbour, the release said.
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