London, UK. 5th August 2016. Samarendra Das speaks outside the Vedanta AGM in support of the fight by communities around the world against the mining giant, 69% owned by billionaire chairman Anil Agarwal and his family. As well as a noisy protest outside several campaigners held shares so as to attend the meeting. The company was found guilty of water pollution in Zambia poisoning up to 40,000 people in 2006, and vast taxation frauds have been uncovered. Credit: Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
London, UK. 5th August 2016. Samarendra Das speaks outside the Vedanta AGM in support of the fight by communities around the world against the mining giant, 69% owned by billionaire chairman Anil Agarwal and his family. As well as a noisy protest outside several campaigners held shares so as to attend the meeting. The company was found guilty of water pollution in Zambia poisoning up to 40,000 people in 2006, and vast taxation frauds have been uncovered. In India they lost a ten year battle to mine the Niyamgiri mountain, sacred to an vulnerable indigenous community, for bauxite but are lobbying the Modi government to reverse the decision. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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