Thoothukudi: Tamil film Superstar Rajnikanth on Wednesday announced a compensation worth 2 lakh for the victims who died in a Police Firing during anti- Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district.
Speaking to the reporters, Rajnikanth said “This has happened because of the negligence of Intelligence. This incident shows the carelessness of the government.”
He also visited the general hospital in Thoothukudi to meet the people, who got injured during the protest.
“I don’t want to comment more on it, but the government needs to be careful as the people are watching. It was a huge mistake and a big lesson. I announce Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of victims, who died in the protest,” the actor turned politician added.
Earlier around 13 people were killed and more than 60 were injured in a police firing while protesting against the construction of a new smelter plant by Sterlite copper mining Industries in Thoothukudi. Protestors claimed that industry was polluting the groundwater and was hazardous for the environment.
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