AIADMK, E Palaniswami Slams “Incapable” MK Stalin On 37 Poisonous Liquor Deaths In Tamil Nadu

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief E Palaniswami (File).

Chennai:

AIADMK chief E Palaniswami has attacked Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK after the deaths of 37 individuals who drank poisonous liquor in Kallakurichi district. Mr Palaniswami – Chief Minister within the earlier AIADMK-BJP allied authorities – demanded his successor, MK Stalin, resign.

Mr Palaniswami additionally alleged the involvement of DMK staff within the tragedy and urged the state to reinforce financial reduction being supplied to the households of those that died. Mr Stalin’s authorities has supplied Rs 10 lakh however Mr Palaniswami – who known as his rival “incapable” and mentioned he supplied “excuses each time” – mentioned Rs 25 lakh ought to be paid.

An AIADMK MLA had earlier moved a movement within the Meeting nevertheless it was turned down.

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Earlier Mr Stalin mentioned on X that he’s shocked and pained by the lack of lives. “The accused have been arrested. Motion has been taken towards officers who failed to stop this. We’ll crack down… If the general public complains about such perpetrators, motion will likely be taken.”

என்னை மிகவும் வேதனைக்குள்ளாக்கியுள்ள கள்ளக்குறிச்சி நிகழ்வு நிகழ்ந்திருக்கக் கூடாத ஒன்று. எடுக்கப்பட்டுவரும் நடவடிக்கைகள் அத்தனையையும் கண்காணித்து வருகிறேன்.

மருத்துவமனையில் சிகிச்சை பெற்று வருபவர்களுக்கு உயர்தர சிகிச்சை அளிக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது. உயிரிழந்தவர்களின் குடும்பங்களுக்கு… pic.twitter.com/fPKhUpdsls

— M.Okay.Stalin (@mkstalin) June 20, 2024

He additionally deployed two cupboard colleagues, together with Well being Minister Ma Subramaniam, to the district, and ordered the arrest of all these concerned within the brewing of unlawful liquor. 

Other than the 37 deaths, over 50 folks have been hospitalised. Of those, 18 have been shifted to a hospital in Puducherry and 6 to the Medical Faculty and Hospital in Salem.

Most of the victims have been from the Karunapuram space. A girl who misplaced her son mentioned, “He complained of extreme stomach-ache… mentioned he had consumed arrack. Initially, the hospital refused to confess him, saying he was drunk. State authorities ought to shut all liquor outlets.”

One other mom mentioned, “My son suffered excruciating abdomen ache. He might neither see nor hear. This should not occur to anybody. Cease promoting liquor.”

The police have arrested a suspected bootlegger and detained two others.

A senior cop confirmed the deaths have been attributable to the poisonous liquor and instructed NDTV, “We’re looking for out what was consumed. A minimum of three individuals who died consumed liquor equipped by personal distributors… not from government-run liquor outlets.”

The under-fire state authorities has suspended the district police chief, SS Meena, and appointed Rajat Chaturvedi in his place. A minimum of seven different police personnel, together with a Deputy Superintendent-rank officer, have additionally been suspended, and the case has been handed to the Crime Department of the Felony investigation Division.

The tragedy is being seen as a failure of the state’s intelligence businesses and the prohibition enforcement wing, significantly since 22 folks died final yr after consuming methanol.

Other than Mr Palaniswami, the BJP has additionally hit out. 

The social gathering’s state boss, Okay Annamalai, who misplaced the current Lok Sabha election from Coimbatore, mentioned the DMK had did not study classes from final yr’s deaths.

Governor RN Ravi, whose tenure has seen a number of face-offs with the DML, mentioned, “This displays persevering with lapses in stopping manufacturing and consumption of illicit liquor…”