கடலூர், குறுங்குடி கிராமத்தில் பட்டாசு தயாரிப்பு விபத்தில் 9 பெண்கள் பலியான செய்தி பெரும் சோகம் தருகிறது. 4 மாதங்கள் வருமானம் இன்றி மீண்டும்...

DMK president M.K. Stalin expressed profound sorrow over the tragic death of nine women workers in a massive explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Kurungudi village near Kattumannarkoil in Cuddalore district. Stalin noted with deep anguish that the unfortunate laborers had returned to work on the very day operations resumed after four agonizing months of zero income during the pandemic lockdown. The sudden loss of breadwinners plunged rural families into overwhelming grief.

Stalin highlighted that hazardous manufacturing sectors such as fireworks production require rigorous, uncompromising regulatory oversight and proactive safety inspections by industrial safety departments. He pointed out that prolonged shutdowns followed by hasty restarts without thorough technical checks often heighten workplace risks, placing vulnerable laborers in lethal working conditions. Stalin insisted that state authorities must hold negligent factory proprietors accountable while establishing stringent monitoring mechanisms across all fireworks and chemical manufacturing establishments.

Demanding immediate government intervention, Stalin urged Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to provide substantial financial compensation to the bereaved families and ensure top-quality medical care for injured workers. He emphasized that safeguarding industrial labor lives must remain an absolute governance priority.