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Old Aug 1st, 2003, 04:17 PM       
Okay, time for seriousness.

I seem to recall that about 20 years ago, Coke left India because of a copyright/patent battle. The Indian government demanded that they turn over the "secret formula" to the public so other companies could copy the drink and produce it themselves. Coke refused, closed all the factories and pulled out of the country completely in retaliation. A few years ago the government and laws changed, so Coke re-entered the market.

There's a lot of ill-will remaining in India against Coke because this, though, and I think that these people will say anything to try to make Coke look bad. Notice that nobody there starts bitching about Pepsi, who were never asked to reveal their secrets. Also note how the names of the reporters who wrote those articles are Indian.

Coke is a huge global company now. They don't even count as a multinational anymore; they're bigger than that. Coke will not be "disgorging" toxic waste anywhere. Factory conditions and standards are kept to an absolute maximum, because the last thing they want is a big PR battle. Humans aren't even allowed into the room where the actual Coke is produced unless there is a problem because everything has to be kept perfectly clean, that's why they don't need thousands of employees anymore.

These farmers are just trying to keep a decades-old feud active in grand old Indian tradition and attempting to justify their archaic lifestyle. If you can't keep up, don't bitch about how everyone should slow down for you. There wouldn't even BE a Coke plant in India if Indians weren't drinking Coke.
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