Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's stay on his bail in connection with the case on the alleged excise policy scam.
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.
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.
As per the information shared by the District Collectorate, Kallakurichi, there were a total of 216 patients admitted to four hospitals in Tamil Nadu after consuming illicit liquor.
Tamil Nadu BJP State Secretary SG Suryah on Saturday targeted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's DMK government over the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy, stating that the state government should do more than just give Rs 10 lakh to the families of the victims.
Kallakurichi Superintendent of Police, Rajat Chaturvedi, said that raids are going on in the state over the incident and the police will give a press note soon.
AIADMK legislators staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly in protest over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. Ruckus erupted in the House after AIADMK leaders demanded discussion on the Kallakurichi illicit liquor tragedy, flagged black clothes and raised slogans in the Assembly.
DC Pradeep Kumar spoke with the people and made them aware of the harmful effects of the illicit liquor. He also made the local residents take an oath that they would not consume illicit liquor.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has to remain in jail for another few days as The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the trial court granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind in the liquor policy case.
Tamil actor Suriya Sivakumar expressed his condolences over the death of at least 47 people after consuming illicit liquor in the Kallakurichi district of the State.