Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], Residents of Thoothukudi town in Tamil Nadu, at an event organized by members of the Anti-Sterlite Thoothukudi District People's Federation, on Wednesday, to mark the sixth anniversary of the anti-Sterlite protests 2018 Anti-Sterlite Copper Plant Residents paid tribute by showering flowers and lighting candles on the photographs of deceased Pradeep Kabistane, a member of the Anti-Sterlite Thoothukudi District People's Federation. He called on the government to build a clock tower at Tow Center in honor of those who lost their lives. Speaking to ANI, Pradeep Kabistan said, "We request the government to deliver justice by punishing the responsible officials and giving appropriate verdict in the case. We also demand complete removal of Sterlite Copper Plant and construction of a bell tower Demand." The city center commemorates those who lost their lives in a shocking and tragic incident that took place on May 22, 2018, in which 13 people were killed and over 60 injured in alleged police firing during violent protests against Sterlite.On the day of the firing incident at the copper plant in Thoothukudi, 13 people died in the shootout, and two people were arrested by the police, who later died in police custody, reportedly due to local residents building the Sterlite Copper Plant. Were opposing. Heeding the people's demand, claiming that it was seriously polluting the groundwater and hazardous to the environment, the Tamil Nadu government ordered the closure of the plant on May 28. In February this year, the Supreme The court rejected Vedanta Group's appeal to reopen it. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra rejected Vedanta Ltd's appeal of its Sterlite copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, citing "repeated violations and mismanagement" on the part of Vedanta Ltd. The apex court was approached citing "serious violations". The petitions were filed against the Madras High Court order in August 2020 shutting down the copper plant at Thoothukudi by the company and other consequential orders passed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB). Was rejected.