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Sterlite row: Opposition's call for bandh hits normal life in Tamil Nadu

An uneasy calmness prevails in Thoothukudi, while the town tries to resume normal life

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DMK & Congress workers stage protest in #Chennai's Egmore against #ThoothukudiPoliceFiring #SterliteProtest. Photo: ANI

T E Narasimhan Thoothukudi
Normal life on Friday morning came to a halt in various parts of the State due to the bandh called by main opposition DMK and its allies, including the Congress. 

Meanwhile, an uneasy calmness gripped Thoothukudi, the town where 13 people were killed in police firing during an anti-Sterlite protest. A total of 102 people were injured in the incident that rocked the coastal town. So far, 66 people have been arrested in connection with the violence. 

A few shops and vegetable markets have opened, and people have started venturing out of their homes.

This development comes after the district