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IIT-Bombay rejects criticism on sponsorship from Dow
New York, Jul 15 (PTI) The organisers of the IIT-Bombay Golden Jubilee conference here have rejected criticism by an organisation working with people affected by the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy for accepting a sponsorship from Dow Chemicals.
The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) had criticized the organisers -- IIT Bombay Heritage Fund --for accepting gold sponsorship from Dow Chemicals, saying that the company which was responsible for the tragedy had failed to address concerns of the victims.
However, the Heritage Fund said accepting financial assistance did not amount to promoting the controversial company.
"By accepting sponsorship, the organisers are not promoting, sponsoring or advocating any product and it is a purely financial arrangement," a spokesman told PTI.
So far as legal issues are concerned, the organisers leave them for the courts to decide, he added.
Union Carbide, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemicals, had a pesticide plant in Bhopal which leaked in December 1984, killing thousands of people and leaving many with permanent damages.
The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) had criticized the organisers -- IIT Bombay Heritage Fund --for accepting gold sponsorship from Dow Chemicals, saying that the company which was responsible for the tragedy had failed to address concerns of the victims.
However, the Heritage Fund said accepting financial assistance did not amount to promoting the controversial company.
"By accepting sponsorship, the organisers are not promoting, sponsoring or advocating any product and it is a purely financial arrangement," a spokesman told PTI.
So far as legal issues are concerned, the organisers leave them for the courts to decide, he added.
Union Carbide, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemicals, had a pesticide plant in Bhopal which leaked in December 1984, killing thousands of people and leaving many with permanent damages.
