AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday called on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and demanded that he take action against the ruling DMK over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. The former chief minister, who led a delegation of his party legislators and advocate-wing members, met Ravi at Raj Bhavan here and submitted a memorandum on the alleged failure… Continue reading "AIADMK meets Governor, seeks CBI probe"
The death toll from the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu has risen to 57, with one more person succumbing on Sunday night, June 23. To date, the fatalities include 32 individuals at the Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital, 18 at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem, four at the Government Villupuram Medical… Continue reading "Hooch tragedy: main supplier of methanol arrested"
Slamming the Tamil Nadu government for the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, in which 47 persons died, the Madras High Court on Friday directed it to file a detailed report on the steps taken to curb the sale of illicit arrack in the state. A division bench comprising Justices D Krishnakumar and K Kumaresh Babu gave the directive while posting to June… Continue reading "Madras HC slams govt on Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, seeks report on steps to curb sale of illicit arrack"
With the death toll in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy crossing 35 as of Thursday noon, AIADMK, the principal opposition party in Tamil Nadu has moved the Madras High Court, praying for a CBI probe into the shocking tragedy. Advocates D Selvam and IS Inbadurai, belonging to the party, on Thursday mentioned the issue before the division bench of Justices D Krishnakumar… Continue reading "HC admits plea to transfer spurious liquor probe to CBI"
At least 16 people have died and over 70 others were hospitalised after reportedly consuming illicit ‘packet arrack’ in Tamil Nadu’s Kallaurichi district on Wednesday. A laboratory test showed the presence of deadly methanol in the arrack samples. According to a government release, officials expressed concern that the death toll may go up. While a press release from the Director… Continue reading "16 dead after drinking illicit arrack in Kallakurichi"
The AIADMK on Monday organised a state-wide protest against the Tamil Nadu government over the hooch tragedy and the prevailing law and order situation. Former ministers and senior leaders headed the protest in the district headquarters across the state. The prime opposition woke up from its long sombre and resorted to a state-wide protest on Monday to take a potshot… Continue reading "Hooch tragedy: AIADMK holds state wide protest"