11 dead in anti-Sterlite clashes: DMK calls for all-party protest on May 25
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MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has called for an all-party protest on May 25 over ongoing anti-Sterlite clashes in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu.
As many as 11 people were killed in police firing during protests against Sterlite industries yesterday.
DMK calls for an all party protest on May 25 over the matter where 11 people were killed in police firing during protests against Sterlite industries yesterday. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/AOfgF04TyS
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
According to reports, the police allegedly used assault rifles to shoot at protesters in Tamil Nadu's Thootukudi, where 11 people died on Tuesday.
Clashes between locals and police outside General Hospital in #Thoothukudi where people who were injured in #SterliteProtest yesterday are undergoing treatment. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/G5PPprq072
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
Meanwhile, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Wednesday stayed the plant's planned expansion. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Tamil Nadu government for a report on the killings.
The National Human Rights Commission has also issued notices to the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police and asked for reports within a fortnight.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issues notice to #TamilNadu Chief Secretary and Director general of police (DGP) over police firing during anti-sterlite protest in #Thoothukudi that claimed 11 lives, seeks report within two weeks pic.twitter.com/fWfC6czAfP
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
The Tamil Nady government has appointed retired Judge Aruna Jagadeesan to probe police firing during the anti-Sterlite protest.
Retired Judge Aruna Jagadeesan has been appointed by the #TamilNadu government to probe police firing during anti-sterlite protest in #Thoothukudi that claimed 11 lives
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2018
(With inputs from ANI)