
DMK working president MK Stalin, who was protesting outside Tamil Nadu secretariat over Sterlite Protests in Tuticorin on Thursday, was forcibly removed by the police and detained.
Even as Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) ordered the closure of Sterlite Copper Smelter plant in Tuticorin with immediate effect, Opposition leaders in Tamil Nadu staged a dharna outside the Secretariat building in Chennai.
Stalin, who saidhe wanted to take up the Tuticorin issue with the chief minister, was forcibly removed by the police. The DMK leader allegedly shouted slogans while he was being removed from the protest spot.
13 people have died in the firing by police during protests on May 22 and more than 70 people are undergoing treatment.
Tuticorin new collector Sandeep Nanduri said that his first priority to bring back normalcy.
''My first priority is to bring back normalcy. As far as the violence, the shooting and who gave the orders for the shooting is concerned, an inquiry will be done by a judge appointed by the Tamil Nadu government,'' he added.