By TCN News,
Chennai: Dr.Udayakumar, anti nuke activist, was bestowed with the Muhundan C Menon award and a cash prize of 25,000 for the year 2012.
Muhundan C Menon award is constituted in the name of the human rights activist and a journalist Dr. Muhundan C. Menon of Kollam. It was awarded to Dr.Udayakumar for leading the anti-nuke struggle. he then handed over the award and the cash prize to the people.
The team reached Idinthakarai amid tight police follow up and the enforcement of 144 order.The police were on the look out to arrest them before they enter idinthakari. Heavy police deployment was there along the ECR and the identified junctions.
The team Ibrahim Kutty, Reny Ayline , activists of national council of human rights organisation handed over the award and the cash prize.
The two other media from friends, one reporter of Tejas Newspaper, kollam Mr. Nishad, and a lady photographer also accompanied them.
Later they were stopped on their way back near koodankulam and they were taken to Radhapuram Police station for interrogation and finally they were freed after 2 hours of inquiry.