Protesters hold demonstration outside Vedanta's London annual general meeting

LONDON: Nearly 100 protesters today held a demonstration outside a venue hosting an annual general meeting of mining major Vedanta, demanding an end to British support for the company, accused of malpractices in Odisha.

Supporters of Foil Vedanta, South Asia Solidarity Group, Save Goa Campaign and other organisations participated in the demonstration against the mining company at the Lincoln Centre here.

"We call on the British government to stop backing this lawless corporate," Amrit Wilson of the South Asia Solidarity Group and Foil Vedanta said.

Vedanta is owned by leading Indian mining entrepreneur Anil Agarwal.