Actor Vijay gives Rs 1 L each to next of kin of firing victims

Well known Tamil actor Vijay today gave a sum of Rs one lakh each to the next of kin of 13 persons killed in the anti-Sterlite protest in Tuticorin last month.

The actor visited the families in that town today and gave the cash, sources said.

Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of those who died in the firing.

Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth had also called on the injured and the bereaved

The months-long protest demanding closure of Vedanta's Sterlite copper unit by the people, citing pollution concerns, took a violent turn on May 22 and 23, resulting in police firing which killed 13 persons.