Write a letter to the hindu on the fear that is spreading among people
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Firing on protesters
It is shocking that the police resorted to firing at a rally taken out in Thoothukudi when the participants were demanding the closure of a copper plant (“Police firing claims 10 lives in T.N.”, May 23). The growing discontent among those living in and around the plant is well known and it is disconcerting that instead of addressing their genuine fears of the ill-effects of pollution, the powers-that-be continued to ignore them.
The reckless handling of the protests and the extraordinary patronage extended to the offenders deserve to be condemned in the strongest terms.
S.V. Venugopalan,
Chennai
Right from the time the unit was set up in Thoothukudi, there have been a series of protests at various points in times over the issue of rampant pollution. The fault lies with successive governments in the State for not paying heed to people’s distress. The government is wholly responsible for the shocking turn of events in which several people have lost their lives. Announcing compensation and ordering a probe serves no purpose (“Police fired under unavoidable circumstances: T.N. CM”, May 23).
K.R. Srinivasan
Secunderabad
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