Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 57; BJP demands CBI probe

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Chief minister M K Stalin announced Rs 5,000 monthly assistance to children who lost their parents.

Annamalai claimed that 60 lives had been lost and urged for the resignation of Prohibition and Excise Minister S Muthusamy, holding him responsible for the incident.

Nadda emphasised that the tragedy was a "man-made disaster," exacerbated by a deep nexus between the ruling DMK-INDI alliance and the illicit liquor mafia.

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Topics: Congress Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Omeprazole Fomepizole Scheduled Castes Kallakurichi hooch tragedy BJP Mallikarjun Kharge Shehzad Poonawalla Health Minister Subramanian Vikravandi by-election INDIA alliance DMK Edappadi Palaniswami State-sponsored murder Kallakurichi district Toxic liquor deaths AIADMK protest Hooch tragedy CB-CID investigation Education support Hooch tragedy update CBI probe Hooch tragedy Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Prohibition and Excise Minister S Muthusamy Rahul Gandhi K Annamalai TKS Elangovan Illicit liquor JP Nadda

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Published On: 2024-06-24 @ 18:05:52 (1 weeks ago)

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