Tamil Nadu
Acid Attacks & Increasing Violence against Women
On February 24th, ruling party AIADMK{{1}} members celebrated Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister J Jayalalitha 65th birthday in a grand manner with the usual loud music, distribution of sweets, announcing various schemes, organizing sports, etc. But on the same day, Vidya, a 21 years old from Adambakkam in Chennai, died at a government hospital in Chennai due to an acid attack on her. She was the second victim succumbing to an acid attack in recent times as another girl named Vinodhini, A B.Tech student from Puducherry died after battling for three months in the hospital.