Watch: The Story Behind The Anti-Sterlite Protest

At least 13 people were killed and around 100 arrested in the anti-Sterlite protests that took place on May 22 and 23 in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. But the agitation against the copper giant is not new, it has been ongoing since the factory was first set up in 1996. Here’s a backgrounder about the unit and its parent company Vedanta Resources and the how the plant breached human and environmental rights.