Corporate influx and systemic neglect – the dual reality of Vilathikulam constituency

The Vilathikulam constituency, one of the six Assembly constituencies in Thoothukudi district, still remains gripped by shock following the recent, harrowing sexual assault and murder of a 17-year-old girl.

The region has recently come under the public’s attention, as the tragedy is being viewed as a direct consequence of deteriorating law and order both locally and across the region.