Thoothukudi district
Coverage of Thoothukudi district in the Nexus archive.
- The 1995 caste reprisals that scarred southern T.N. also touched Communist leader Nallakannu’s life
In 1995, a gang murdered A.K. Annasamy, an 84-year-old man and father-in-law of Communist leader Nallakannu, while he slept at his home in Marudanvalvu village, then part of Chidambaranar district (now Thoothukudi district). The incident is linked to caste reprisals in southern Tamil Nadu.
- When a 16-day strike by transport employees and a bus accident on Deepavali shook Tamil Nadu in 2001
In November 2001, transport corporation employees' unions in Tamil Nadu went on a 16-day strike demanding a 20% annual bonus increase. During the strike, 28 people were killed in Thoothukudi district when a TNSTC bus, allegedly driven by a temporary casual labourer, was involved in an accident during Deepavali.
- Anitha Radhakrishnan seeks anticipatory bail in case booked for objectionable remarks against Chief Minister
Anitha Radhakrishnan is seeking anticipatory bail in a case related to objectionable remarks against the Chief Minister. The remarks were made during a public meeting in Authoor, Thoothukudi district on June 20, 2026.
- MDMK general secretary Vaiko, representatives from NASSCOM, CTS meet CM Vijay
MDMK general secretary Vaiko, along with representatives from NASSCOM and CTS, met with CM Vijay. Vaiko presented a memorandum urging the government not to grant permission for a private copper smelting plant in Thoothukudi district.