DMK’s Kanimozhi attacks Tamil Nadu govt over anti-Sterlite protest deaths

After the CBI charged 71 anti-Sterlite protesters for rioting over the 2018 Thoothukudi violence, DMK leader Kanimozhi lashed out at the Tamil Nadu government and sought accountability for the deaths in police firing.

After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charged 71 people for rioting and arson during the anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi in 2018, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has questioned the Tamil Nadu government over “the lack of action” taken against police officials who had opened fire at the protesters. Is TN govt through its political masters in Delhi using CBI to cover up the killing of protesters some of whom were shot from behind without warning & many in the head,chest & mouth? What about the accountability of those killings by the police which is directly controlled by CM? https://t.co/Z4ZC416d20 Kanimozhi, Thoothukudi MP and DMK women’s wing secretary, Kanimozhi lashed out at the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government on Twitter. “Is the Tamil Nadu government through its political masters in Delhi using the CBI to cover up the killing of protesters, some of whom were shot from behind without warning and many [of whom were shot] in the head, chest and mouth? What about accountability for those killings by the police, which is directly controlled by the chief minister?” she asked on the micro-blogging website.