Who ordered the police firing on protestors? Why were automatic weapons used to disperse the crowd and under what law is this permitted? Why were...
DMK leader M.K. Stalin demanded to know who authorized firing automatic weapons without warning on anti-Sterlite protesters, demanding full legal accountability.
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Who ordered the police firing on protestors? Why were automatic weapons used to disperse the crowd and under what law is this permitted? Why were rubber/ plastic bullets or other means NOT used to avoid fatal injuries? Why was no warning given before firing? #SterliteProtest
DMK working president M.K. Stalin demanded immediate executive accountability on May 23, 2018, questioning who authorized Tamil Nadu police to open fire with automatic assault rifles against anti-Sterlite demonstrators in Thoothukudi. Stalin asked under what statutory provision police forces were permitted to deploy lethal military-grade weaponry against civilian crowds, and why mandatory non-lethal crowd-control measures such as water cannons, tear gas, or rubber bullets were bypassed.
Eyewitness accounts and video footage confirmed that police personnel fired high-velocity rounds from long range without issuing statutory warnings or magisterial declarations to disperse. Stalin emphasized that established police standing orders mandate graduated force and prohibit aiming at vital body parts. The deliberate shooting of protesters in the head and chest suggested a punitive assault rather than standard riot containment.
Demanding transparent answers from the state home department, Stalin insisted that senior commanders cannot evade responsibility for bypassing procedural rules. He reiterated that the state must disclose the precise chain of authorization that led to the bloodshed. Stalin affirmed that the DMK will relentlessly pursue judicial remedies to ensure that every official responsible for ordering the fatal firing faces prosecution.