1) 7 workers lost their life in Viruthunagar fire cracker accident. Usually it is in practice to give Rs. 550000 by company as compensation for any fire accidents to the deceased family. Govt compensation is given separately. Asking for the compensation the relatives of the deceased family along with CITU union dist secretary and marxist communist party members were waiting in Sivakasi Govt Hospital.Crackers company management has told that they will able to give only Rs. 250000 as compensation. Because of this everyone refused to undertake the body and surrounded the hospital. 2) CM Edapadi Palanisamy said 3500 urban fair price shop will be constructed near the residential areas. 3) Transportation dept has announced that from 5am all the buses will be plying as usual.
