"The award of the ‘Indian Entrepreneur of the Year’ prize to Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal has been met with derision from the Dongria Kondh tribe, whose sacred mountain Vedanta plans to destroy.
Vedanta plans to turn the Dongria Kondh’s sacred mountain into a vast open pit mine, which will destroy a swathe of untouched forest. The tribe say they will lose everything if the mine goes ahead.
Dongria Kondh spokesman Jitu Jakesika said today, 'Why are they giving him a prize? They should award Anil Agarwal a prize for the worst human rights in India.'"
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Survival International
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