The Tamil Nadu government, with the consensus of all major political parties, has said that the Vedanta’s Sterlite plant in Tuticorin can service and operate their Oxygen plant for 4 months, using electricity provided by the state government.

COVID-19: Sterlite plant shut in 2018 to turn saviour, to produce Oxygen for 4 months

The Justice Aruna Jagadeesan commission that is probing the May 2018 violence that erupted in Tuticorin during the anti-Sterlite protests which resulted in 13 deaths after police opened fire, has summoned actor Rajinikanth for his remarks on the protests.

Rajinikanth issued summons over ‘anti-social elements’ remark on Tuticorin violence, firing

Palaniswami said If someone is attacked, the natural course would be to defend and safeguard themselves. This is what has been done by the police in response, he said.

Anti-Sterlite protests: Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami defends police firing in which 13 died