"MY FIRST PRIORITY IS TO BRING BACK NORMALCY": SANDEEP NANDURI, THOOTHUKUDI'S NEW COLLECTOR

Anti-Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi turned nasty as it reached its 100-day mark on Tuesday. Protests outside the district collectorate went violent after the police opened gunfire against the protestors. As of Thursday, 13 people have fallen victim to the shooting.

Following the protests on Wednesday, Thoothukudi District Collector N Venkatesh was transferred and replaced with Tirunelveli Collector Sandeep Nanduri.

Speaking to the press, Sandeep Nanduri reportedly said, "My first priority is to bring back normalcy. As far as the violence, the shooting and who gave the orders for the shooting is concerned, an inquiry will be done by a judge appointed by the Tamil Nadu government."