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Tamil Meenavar Kootamaipu connected Wednesday urged the State authorities to instrumentality the recommendations of Justice Aruna Jagadeesan Commission of Inquiry study connected the 2018 Thoothukudi constabulary firing incidental that resulted successful the sidesplitting of 13 radical during the protestation against the Sterlite Copper works successful Thoothukudi.
Addressing journalists astatine a property conscionable held successful Madurai, president of the federation advocator A. Rajini said the Commission of Inquiry had concluded that the firing was unprovoked. The peaceful protesters were changeable dormant by the constabulary personnel, she said.
Ms. Rajini said the protesters, unarmed, took to the streets with their household members. They were lone raising biology concerns. However, to curb their voices, the shooting took place. The recommendations of the Commission person not been considered yet, she said..
She said akin to Sattankulam custodial deaths case, the families of the protesters should besides get justice. Compensation magnitude should beryllium enhanced. The State authorities should wage a compensation of ₹One crore each to the families of the deceased and ₹50 lakh each to the families of the radical who suffered superior injuries successful the incident, she said.
A memorial should beryllium built successful Thoothukudi successful representation of the radical killed and injured successful the incident, she said and added that she was hopeful that nether the caller regime, it would beryllium constructed.
She recollected that successful 2018 the present Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had visited the household of J. Snowlin who was killed successful the constabulary firing incident.
Ms. Rajini said due departmental enactment should beryllium taken against the constabulary unit progressive successful the incident.
The proceedings should beryllium conducted and the constabulary unit progressive should beryllium punished, portion the lawsuit against the protesters should beryllium withdrawn. The compensation magnitude should beryllium recovered from the erring constabulary personnel, she said.
