The Call to Resume Operations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formally urged the judiciary to reconsider the closure of Vedanta’s Sterlite copper smelter in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, citing the facility’s critical role in national interest. During a recent public address, the Prime Minister suggested that the plant’s prolonged shutdown, which followed violent protests in 2018, may be the result of a coordinated conspiracy to hinder India’s industrial self-reliance. The government is now advocating for the plant to pivot toward
