Tamil Nadu Minister Kadamboor Raju has clearly stated that the Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi cannot be reopened. However, he assured the former employees and vendors of the plant that they will be given jobs.
A group of contract employees with the now-defunct Sterlite copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi, which was closed by the state administration, petitioned the state Information and Publicity Minister Kadambur C Raju on Sunday asking him to take steps to reopen the plant or provide them with alternative employment.
“It's been more than a month since the plant was closed. We all have been without work," said Ponraj,

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