At a time when the number of COVID cases has been rising across the state and the country with oxygen coming under high demand, VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan has issued a clarion call instigating people to create social unrest in the state.
On Friday, the Supreme Court of India had accepted for urgent hearing of the offer from Vedanta to produce and supply 1000 tons of medical oxygen per day from its sealed Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi. The Central Government on its part told the Supreme Court that Sterlite Copper Factory can be opened to produce medical oxygen to meet the oxygen demand.
However, the Thoothukudi Collector hurriedly organized a public hearing in Thoothukudi to gauge public opinions on the offer of support from Vedanta. During the hearing, those in favour of opening the factory and the anti-Sterlite group engaged in a clash with the Collector ultimately passing a resolution against opening the factory based on ‘majority opinion’.
On the same day (April 23), VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan said in a tweet that the Modi government must abandon efforts to open Sterlite ‘in the guise of manufacturing’. He further went on to instigate people saying that ‘Even if 1000 of us die, we won’t let Sterlite open’ should be the battle cry.
His tweet has come under severe condemnation from netizens of being insensitive and playing politics at a crucial time.
TN people are pride that they are different from rest of the country by not voting for BJP. That's okay.
What is not okay is the same TN people supporting this kind of third rate politicians for his inhuman stances.
Throw your pride somewhere till you get rid such ppl. https://t.co/89m3ipDTUV
— Sai Thilak (@saithilak) April 24, 2021
Dear @PMOIndia @HMOIndia I request NIA investigation on the death cause of 13 people as these political parties claim. Also please investigate the real reason behind these chaos in Tuticorin for a very long time. We need to know the truth and facts. https://t.co/GC5EbK2N10
— Dr.Ambedkardasan (@DAmbedkardasan) April 24, 2021
This guy is a specialist in playing politics over the death. Oxygen is the need of the hour and VEDANTA groups have come forward to produce it free of cost. When it comes to misleading the people, no one can beat him @thirumaofficial https://t.co/Z5T3UgoLqL
— Nithish Kumar (@nithish1223943) April 24, 2021
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