Sterlite protest: Mixed response to trader body's bandh in Tamil Nadu

Opposition parties have called for another statewide bandh on Friday

A statewide bandh called on Thursday by the Federation of Tamil Nadu Traders Association (FTTA) received mixed response in most parts of Tamil Nadu, except in the district of Thoothukudi and the surrounding areas where shops were closed. The situation in this district continued to be tense. Opposition parties, meanwhile, have called for another statewide bandh on Friday, May 25.

The FTTA bandh was called to condemn the death of 12 people who have lost their lives in police firing during anti-Sterlite protests in the past 48 hours. While the association said the bandh received positive response and was successful across