Closing down of Sterlite plant will go down in history as one of the worst example in recent times of left wing politics.
Capacity of the Sterlite plant was 4-lakh-tonne. It was one of the major producers of copper in India. Thanks to this plant, India was a net exporter of Copper Cathodes for 18 years till FY2018 https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/india-turns-refined-copper-importer-after-18-years-care-119102100480_1.html
India has lost around Rs. 40000 crores due to closure of the plant. It lost $1.2 billion in foreign exchange alone. Guess who profited at India’s expense? Pakistan and China. Pakistan’s exports to China increased by 400% and China captured Indian market. https://www.thehindu.com/business/pak-copper-shipments-to-china-rose-at-indias-cost/article31781791.ece
Thousands of people lost their jobs. A profit making enterprise was closed down. But guess what? A left leaning group, Makkal Adhikaram Association brainwashed innocent fishermen into protesting against Sterlite. https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/fishermen-say-a-few-lawyers-coerced-them-to-join-anti-sterlite-protest-118062901034_1.html