2018 Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protests: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay orders ₹5.25 crore additional relief
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Thirteen people lost their lives (in police firing) and 40 people sustained grievous injuries in the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi on May 22 and 23, 2018. | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday ordered disbursement of an additional ₹5.25 crore as relief to the families affected during the anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi in 2018.
According to an official release, during the anti-Sterlite protest in Thoothukudi on May 22 and May 23, 2018, 13 people lost their lives (in police firing) and 40 people sustained grievous injuries. Their families had already been provided relief of ₹25 lakh each for the 13 deceased and ₹5 lakh each for the 40 grievously injured.
In this regard, representatives of the affected families had approached the Chief Minister seeking additional compensation. Considering their request and based on the recommendations of the Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry, Mr. Vijay ordered the additional relief to the families, the release said.
Accordingly, the families of the 13 deceased persons would receive the remaining ₹25 lakh each, taking the total compensation to ₹50 lakh per family. Similarly, the 40 persons who sustained grievous injuries would receive the remaining ₹5 lakh each. The total compensation per person who was grievously injured amounts to ₹10 lakh, it added.
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