Anti-Sterlite protests: CM orders ₹5.25-cr. additional relief to victims
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has ordered an additional ₹5.25 crore in compensation for victims of the 2018 anti-Sterlite protests. This follows recommendations from the Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission to increase total relief for the deceased and injured.
Why it matters
It addresses long-standing grievances regarding police violence and state accountability in a high-profile civil rights case.
CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday ordered disbursement of an additional ₹5.25 crore as relief to the families affected during the anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi in 2018. According to an official release, during the anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi on May 22 and May 23, 2018, 13 people lost their lives (in police firing) and 40 people sustained grievous injuries. Their families had already been provided relief of ₹25 lakh each for the 13 deceased and ₹5 lakh each for the 40 grievously injured.
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