Sterlite Re-Visited “Until the doors of hell are closed we will not go back to our homes!” “Marana vaasal moodum varai, Nangal veedu vaasal sella mattom!” It has been almost three years since the police opened fire on a crowd of men, women and children who gathered with this slogan on their lips in Thoothukudi. On May 22, 2018 the state unleashed extreme violence on a crowd protesting against the Sterlite copper plant of the Vedanta group for the severe pollution it was causing, endangering the lives of local residents. The police firing killed 13 civilians and injured many others. Some of those killed were part of the protest, others were caught in the crossfire.