The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday has summoned Thoothukudi Superintendent of Police Murali Rambha after a public interest litigation petition alleged clampdown by the police on anti-Sterlite protesters.
Hearing a public interest litigation alleging illegal detention and threatening of persons involved in Anti-Strelite activities in Thoothukudi, the Madras Bench of Madras High Court summoned the Thoothukudi Superintendent of Police.
Executive Director of People’s Watch Henri Tiphagne said that there exists a misconception regarding the recent Supreme Court’s (SC). Verdict on Strelite Copper plant and “People who are fighting against the plant should put forth their arguments before the court.
With rumours going around that a part of 176-year-old Government Rajaji Hospital may be demolished for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-unded auditorium and operation theatre, a Madurai-based citizen activism and advocacy group has urged the state to implement the project without touching the old structure.
Activists in Madurai have formed a federation against the ‘pro-corporate’ stand of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry and condemned it for supporting Sterlite industries.
