Tamil Nadu: Four more people died on Tuesday after consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts. The death toll has now risen to 22. So far, 14 people have died in Marakkanam in Villupuram district and 8 in Maduranthakam in Chengalpattu district after consuming illicit liquor over the weekend last week.
Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notices to the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu and DGP Surendra Babu over the double hooch tragedies. In a statement, the commission asked the state government to ban the sale and consumption of illicit liquor.
செங்கல்பட்டில் கள்ளச்சாராயத்தால் ஏற்பட்ட உயிரிழப்பிற்குக் காரணமானவர் என்று அமாவாசை என்பவர் மீது காவல்துறை வழக்குத் தொடுத்துள்ளது.
கைது செய்யப்பட்டுள்ள அமாவாசை சித்தாமூர் திமுக ஒன்றிய துணைச் செயலாளரின் சகோதரர் ஆவார்.
கைதிலிருந்து தப்பிப்பதற்காக தானும் கள்ளச்சாராயம்… pic.twitter.com/kY7owUkQKX
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) May 16, 2023
The Tamil Nadu government is also facing criticism from opposition leaders regarding the matter. Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai accused the DMK of providing compensation to the accused Amavasai.
Annamalai tweeted that the accused in the Amavasai Chengapattu bootlegging case is the brother of a DMK office-bearer in Chithmoor’s Chengalpattu district. Amavasai pretended to drink illicit liquor, due to which she was admitted to the hospital, and the DMK government, like other victims, has also given Rs 50,000 to the accused Amavasai.
In addition, the Tamil Maanila Congress has decided to launch a campaign against the sale of illicit liquor in Chennai on May 20. The party condemned the sale of spurious liquor and said they would also launch a statewide campaign on May 22.
