Kallakurichi | June 20: At least 34 people died and more than 60 people are hospitalized after allegedly consuming illicit liquor in the Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday’s night.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister of the state MK Stalin has announced the Rs 10 lakhs ex gratia payment for deceased and Rs 50,000 for hospitalised victims.
The CM has also announced the inquiry commission to investigate the matter and submit the report on the incident.
Stalin government on Wednesday evening transferred the District Collector Sravan Kumar Jatavath and suspended the Superintendent of Police Samay Singh Meena in the case.
Pertaining to the matter, the Tamil Nadu Police has deployed a heavy police force in Kallakurichi with personnel drawn from various units and districts.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Salem Range, E S Uma has conveyed that almost seven SPs with almost 1,000 police personnel have been deployed in the district and are actively monitoring the situation. Meanwhile, the bodies have also been dispatched safely.
The tragic incident has enraged a protest from various political parties of the state, including AIADMK and BJP.
BJP’s leader Annamalai has announced a state-wide protest against the Stalin government in the case while AIADMK has called for the resignation of the Chief Minister.
In a post written on X, leader Edapaddi K Paliniswami said, Kallakurichi | June 20: At least 34 people died and more than 60 people are hospitalized after allegedly consuming illicit liquor in the Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday’s night.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister of the state MK Stalin has announced the Rs 10 lakhs ex gratia payment for deceased and Rs 50,000 for hospitalised victims.
The CM has also announced the inquiry commission to investigate the matter and submit the report on the incident.
Stalin government on Wednesday evening transferred the District Collector Sravan Kumar Jatavath and suspended the Superintendent of Police Samay Singh Meena in the case.
Pertaining to the matter, the Tamil Nadu Police has deployed a heavy police force in Kallakurichi with personnel drawn from various units and districts.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Salem Range, E S Uma has conveyed that almost seven SPs with almost 1,000 police personnel have been deployed in the district and are actively monitoring the situation. Meanwhile, the bodies have also been dispatched safely.
The tragic incident has enraged a protest from various political parties of the state, including AIADMK and BJP.
BJP’s leader Annamalai has announced a state-wide protest against the Stalin government in the case while AIADMK has called for the resignation of the Chief Minister.
In a post written to X on Tamil, AIADMK leader Edapaddi K Paliniswami said, I was shocked to hear the news that the death toll has risen to 29 in Kallakurichi. As the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly convenes today, as per tradition, condolence resolutions will be read and passed for many including the deceased former members. Condolences on behalf of the deceased @AIADMKOfficial . But in this context, the main thing is to personally meet the families of those who lost their lives due to the total administrative failure and indolence of the DMK government and share in their unspeakable grief. More deaths followed keep going, I convey my deepest condolences and sorrows to the bereaved families and pray to God for the speedy recovery of those undergoing treatment in the hospital. Kallakurichi is now rushing to meet the families of those who died due to counterfeiting and those receiving treatment in the hospital!”
