<p>The Ill-effects of Sterlite Copper and the proposed expansion plans have been a point of discussion at the 47-year-old Vanitha's household in Thoothukudi since March this year.</p>.<p>Vanitha's 17-year-old daughter, Snowlin, was an active participant in the discussion after she was deeply moved by the videos shared by the anti-Sterlite protesters on how the bad effluent practices of the Vedanta-owned firm has wrecked the lives of many people who live near the copper smelting plant.</p>.<p>For the family, the protest march from Our Lady of Snows Basilica (Pani Maya Madha Kovil in Tamil) was an opportunity to express sympathy with the anti-Sterlite movement and Vanitha set out with Snowlin, her daughter-in-law Miranda and her grandchildren.</p>.<p>They went as a group, but only Vanitha and Miranda returned home.</p>.<p>Snowlin, who once dreamt of making it big as a lawyer, is now dead and waiting to be buried in a nearby cemetery.</p>.<p>The teenager was shot in the mouth, the family says. Her body is still at the Thoothukudi government hospital.</p>.<p>She was always outspoken and would never fear anyone.</p>.<p>"That's why I took Snowlin and Miranda to the protests. And I never thought my daughter would come home in a box. She wanted to pursue law and we had planned to get her a seat in a law college in Tirunelveli. What do I do now?" an inconsolable Vanitha told <span class="italic"><em>DH</em></span>.</p>.<p>The family lives in a modern accommodation in one of the bylanes of Sahayapuram, close to the harbour.</p>.<p>Vanitha, who sells idlis and dosas in the mornings and evenings to eke out a living, said Snowlin had marched ahead of her as she was holding her grandchildren.</p>.<p>The mother was under the impression that Snowlin had moved to safety as she marched ahead holding a flag.</p>.<p>"My son came to the site and brought me home. Suddenly he began hitting his head on the wall and that is when I came to know she was no more," Vanitha said, as Miranda tried to console her mother-in-law.</p>.<p>Always socially conscious and against discrimination of people on economic lines, Snowlin used to speak against inequality and was interested in pursuing law to fight for the underprivileged.</p>.<p>I lost my daughter for Sterlite. Her soul will rest in peace only when Sterlite Copper is completely shut down, Vanitha said.</p>.<p>Snowlin's brother Godwin said his sister had participated in almost all protest rallies organised against Sterlite since March.</p>.<p>She was deeply disturbed by first-person accounts that many people were diagnosed with cancer. From then, she was quite active and now she has laid down her life for the cause, Godwin said.</p>
<p>The Ill-effects of Sterlite Copper and the proposed expansion plans have been a point of discussion at the 47-year-old Vanitha's household in Thoothukudi since March this year.</p>.<p>Vanitha's 17-year-old daughter, Snowlin, was an active participant in the discussion after she was deeply moved by the videos shared by the anti-Sterlite protesters on how the bad effluent practices of the Vedanta-owned firm has wrecked the lives of many people who live near the copper smelting plant.</p>.<p>For the family, the protest march from Our Lady of Snows Basilica (Pani Maya Madha Kovil in Tamil) was an opportunity to express sympathy with the anti-Sterlite movement and Vanitha set out with Snowlin, her daughter-in-law Miranda and her grandchildren.</p>.<p>They went as a group, but only Vanitha and Miranda returned home.</p>.<p>Snowlin, who once dreamt of making it big as a lawyer, is now dead and waiting to be buried in a nearby cemetery.</p>.<p>The teenager was shot in the mouth, the family says. Her body is still at the Thoothukudi government hospital.</p>.<p>She was always outspoken and would never fear anyone.</p>.<p>"That's why I took Snowlin and Miranda to the protests. And I never thought my daughter would come home in a box. She wanted to pursue law and we had planned to get her a seat in a law college in Tirunelveli. What do I do now?" an inconsolable Vanitha told <span class="italic"><em>DH</em></span>.</p>.<p>The family lives in a modern accommodation in one of the bylanes of Sahayapuram, close to the harbour.</p>.<p>Vanitha, who sells idlis and dosas in the mornings and evenings to eke out a living, said Snowlin had marched ahead of her as she was holding her grandchildren.</p>.<p>The mother was under the impression that Snowlin had moved to safety as she marched ahead holding a flag.</p>.<p>"My son came to the site and brought me home. Suddenly he began hitting his head on the wall and that is when I came to know she was no more," Vanitha said, as Miranda tried to console her mother-in-law.</p>.<p>Always socially conscious and against discrimination of people on economic lines, Snowlin used to speak against inequality and was interested in pursuing law to fight for the underprivileged.</p>.<p>I lost my daughter for Sterlite. Her soul will rest in peace only when Sterlite Copper is completely shut down, Vanitha said.</p>.<p>Snowlin's brother Godwin said his sister had participated in almost all protest rallies organised against Sterlite since March.</p>.<p>She was deeply disturbed by first-person accounts that many people were diagnosed with cancer. From then, she was quite active and now she has laid down her life for the cause, Godwin said.</p>