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Vehicles on the route of the march were set on fire during the protest. The protesting public gathered for a black flag protest near the Church of the Lady of Snow in Tuticorin, while another group started to march from Madathur village.Suddenly, the march turned violent, when police used force to hold them back. Police first resorted to lathi charge and then fired teargas shells along the route to the collectorate and inside the premises, the destination of the protest march. This resulted in protestors pelting police with stones. Anti-Sterlite protest turns violent on 100th day https://t.co/OAwsQOlyJL — TOIChennai (@TOIChennai) 1526979472000#WATCH Protest held in Tuticorin demanding ban on Sterlite Industries, in wake of the pollution created by them… https://t.co/XUwlq5jJLx — ANI (@ANI) 1526978505000TUTICORIN: A man aged around 50-year-old was reportedly killed in the violence that erupted near the Tuticorin district collectorate on Tuesday when anti-Sterlite protesters defied a ban order under Section 144 of the CrPC and continued their protest march.The protesters are demanding closure of the Sterlite Copper Smelter located near the town..