Bowing to popular sentiment and growing political pressure, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday ordered closure of Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin and “sealed” the premises “permanently”. The closure order came within hours of deputy CM O Panneerselvam, fisheries minister D Jayakumar and information and publicity minister Kadambur C Raju visiting the injured protesters at the Tuticorin government hospital.
Bowing to popular sentiment and growing political pressure, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday ordered closure of Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin and “sealed” the premises “permanently”. The closure order came within hours of deputy CM O Panneerselvam, fisheries minister D Jayakumar and information and publicity minister Kadambur C Raju visiting the injured protesters at the Tuticorin government hospital.