BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi (Tamil Nadu) and asked Rahul Gandhi to clarify what steps they are demanding from the DMK government, including seeking the resignation of the Excise Minister of Tamil Nadu.
A delegation of Tamil Nadu BJP leaders led by state party president K Annamalai on Monday met Governor RN Ravi at Raj Bhavan regarding the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, which claimed 57 lives so far.
DMK leader TKS Elangovan has accused the BJP of politicizing the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, claiming they are using the incident to gain an advantage in the Vikravandi by-election. Elangovan also criticized the BJP's demand for a CBI probe, suggesting it is a tactic to coerce individuals in
Meanwhile, the number of people who died in Tamil Nadu after consuming illicit liquor has risen to 57, according to updated information released by the district administration on Monday.
Vignesh, son of deceased Jaya Murugan who died after consuming illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi, said on Sunday that if he had known earlier that the liquor was spurious, he could have saved multiple lives in his village Madavancheri.
As per the Kallakurichi district administration's report, a total of 220 people were admitted at hospitals in Tamil Nadu with new admissions being four, after the consumption of spurious liquor.
Following Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's remarks on the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy which claimed 56 lives so far, Congress leader K Suresh said on Sunday that the hooch tragedy happened in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states too, but she "closed her eyes" at those times.
The bodies of the people who died after consuming illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi and were buried without postmortem were exhumed on Sunday to confirm the spurious liquor consumption for providing ex-gratia.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday condemned the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu which claimed 56 lives, and attacked the Congress party stating that the latter has not uttered a word against the incident.