The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 told the Madras High Court that the 2024 Kallakurichi hooch tragedy cannot be considered as a sequel to the 2023 hooch tragedies at Marakkanam in Villupuram district and at Chithamur in Chengalpattu district, since the source and quantum of methanol were different. In a status report filed before the first Division …
SALEM: S. Sureshkumar, the former AIADMK Agriculture Wing Secretary for Attur East Union, was arrested on Saturday in connection with bootlegging activities. Sources indicate that Sureshkumar has a long history in the bootlegging business, with over 40 cases registered against him. Despite his illicit activities, he frequently visits his hometown of Attur to care for his mother, Saroja, who also …
The Tamil Nadu police have altered the cases relating to the deaths of 22 persons due to the consumption of spurious liquor to that of murder against 13 accused persons. The query from Raj Bhavan comes after the Tamil Nadu police claimed that the spurious liquor tragedy had nothing to do with the brewing of illicit arrack and the victims …
AIADMK co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday called for stringent measures against illicit arrack and spurious liquor in Chennai. In a statement, he referred to the recent arrest of three women for selling liquor in containers behind Kannagi statue on the Marina beach, and expressed his shock over the incident which, he said, took place near the DGP’s office. If …