EPS slams DMK government in spurious liquor issue in Villupuram
The reports are that three people consumed liquor and have been admitted in hospital and one person has died.
Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami (PTI)
CHENNAI: AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami issued a statement about the spurious liquor issue in Villupuram.
The Villupuram incident came weeks after more than 60 people died when they consumed spurious liquor in Kallakurichi district.
According to reports, 118 people have been treated at different hospitals.
There are reports that three people consumed liquor and have been admitted in hospital and one person has died.
According to reports, EPS in his statement said, "CM Stalin, have you not learned any lesson even after seeing Marakkanam and Karunapuram people? How many more people will be lost before your govt wakes up from its sleep?".
I strongly condemn the incompetent DMK government, which is the reason for the continuous illicit liquor deaths, he added.
Earlier in the day, Anbumani Ramadoss said that an elderly man had died in T Kumaramangalam village near Thiruvennainallur in Villupuram district after consuming hooch and that two more persons were hospitalised.
"The incident has happened within 10 days after 65 persons died in Karunapuram in Kallakurichi. This shows that the government has not taken any measures to curb the sales of hooch. The death in T Kumaramangalam village reveals that the the ruling party lends support to the sale of hooch," the PMK leader accused.
He added that despite the government and police claiming that raids were being conducted to check for sale of hooch, the drink was still being sold near Kallakurichi.
Anbumani also alleged that the police were spreading false information about the deceased elderly person buying the spurious liquor from Puducherry when a relative of the man had debunked the claim and alleged that hooch sales were still continuing near Kallakurichi.