A Chennai Girl Used Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" To Protest Unilever Dumping Toxic Waste

♫ "Kodaikanal won't step down until you make amends now." ♫

This is Chennai-born rapper Sofia Ashraf.

Via Facebook: sofia.ashraf

And she just uploaded an amazing video in protest of Unilever dumping toxic waste in Kodaikanal, 14 years ago.

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In the video, she raps that Unilever set up a thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, and the resultant toxic waste has severely affected the lives of the residents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSal-ms0vcI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSal-ms0vcI

The powerful video also includes people that were personally affected by the toxic waste left behind.

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Green Peace UK reported that Unilever initially denied all allegations but later stated that they would look into the matter and clean up the waste.

And Nicki approves.

Via Twitter: @NICKIMINAJ

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UPDATE

Mar. 09, 2016, at 10:06 AM

On March 9, Hindustan Unilever announced that they have reached a settlement with the workers in Kodaikanal, in which almost 600 of the workers would be paid "ex-gratia and other measures to support".