Tuticorin Violence

Question: Recently, under whose chairmanship the Tamil Nadu government constituted a one-member inquiry commission for Tuticorin Violence?
(a) Justice Aruna Jagadishan
(b) Justice T. Raghavan
(c) Justice S. Ramalingam
(d) Justice P Ramalingam
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:

  • On May 23, 2018, the Tamil Nadu government constituted one member inquiry commission, under the chairmanship of Justice Aruna Jagadishan, a retired judge of Madras High Court, to investigate Tuticorin violence.
  • It is worth mentioning that on May 22, 2018, 10 people were killed in a jolt to protest the issue of permanent closure of Vedanta Sterlite Copper Plant unit in Tuticorin for the alleged pollution related issue.

Reference:
https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/anti-sterlite-protest-tamil-nadu-appoints-former-judge-to-head-inquiry-on-tuticorin-violence-1856352
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/controversial-judge-aruna-jagadeesan-to-probe-tuticorin-violence-1239923-2018-05-23