Kamal Haasan
, the Makkal Needhi Maiam leader, has written a letter to the Governor of Tamilnadu,
Banwarilal Purohit
. He stated about the Sterlite Copper industry issue that has been unsolved for the past two decades. Kamal also mentioned about the firing in Thoothukudi, which was held unannounced. Kamal Haasan said that the details of the firing, including the person, who gave the firing order, the exact number of people who were dead, the purpose of firing on the second day and the type of weapons used were unanswered by the government. He also stated that the TN government had announced the compensation for the victims and had set up an inquiry commission to get the details regarding the violence and firing. The TN government had transferred the collector and the police authorities for namesake and these are not going to help, said Kamal. He also requested the GUV to probe into this issue.