Anti Sterlite Protests  

The port city of Thoothukudi found itself in massive uproar after the peaceful anti-Sterlite protests turned violent and claimed the lives of 13 people a year ago. Tension is high in the city and the BJP state president Tamilisai Soundararajan and DMK’s Kanimozhi are key candidates of the region.
 

BJP candidate Arjun Singh from Barrackpore, Bengal got a nod from the Supreme Court to be present during the counting of votes on May 23. Locals in Thoothukudi gathered to pay respects to the victims who were gunned down during the anti-Sterlite protests. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds.

13 people were killed in the firing on May 22-23, 2018 when protesters were demanding the closure of Vedanta's Sterlite Copper unit. The anti-Sterlite protest turned violent, prompting the police to open fire.

 
 

After 100 days of protesting for the closure of the Sterlite copper plant, and after the loss of 13 lives in the protests, the people of Thoothukudi now want the plant to open. MyNation has accessed documents that reveal shocking details of funding received by organisations abroad.

The Maharashtra government on Thursday proposed 16% reservation for Marathas under socially and educationally backward category.

Following the violent anti-Sterlite protests at Tuticorin, locals claim that they have no jobs after the shutting down of the plant