DMK working president M K Stalin today described as "drama" the Tamil Nadu government's order to permanently close the Sterlite plant at Tuticorin.
"It is an eyewash, a drama," Stalin, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, said.
If this decision had been taken without the "killing" of 13 lives, the government's good intention could have been appreciated, he told reporters here after chairing a meet of party MLAs ahead of the start of the assembly session tomorrow.
As this decision comes "after killing 13 people," and injuring many, it clearly showed an "ulterior motive," for it.
Had the Cabinet been convened and a resolution adopted for the closure, it would have been "laudable."
He said the plant's closure under similar circumstances in 2013 was also an "eyewash."
"All political parties should humble themselves before this victory of the people; salute the martyrs and learn from them."
CPI (M) state secretary K Balakrishnan said the closure showed that the government which attempted to suppress the anti-Sterlite agitation, eventually bowed due to "people's voice of opposition."