Tamil Nadu
TN minister: 717 liquor shops closed, govt won't yield to pressure on Tasmac monopoly or corruption
Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Minister K Vignesh said the TVK-led government will not give in to pressure tactics aimed at allowing a monopoly of certain liquor brands or corruption, including MRP violations, in Tasmac. He released a list of 717 liquor shops closed in the state since the new government took office.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Minister K Vignesh said on Thursday that the government led by the TVK will not yield to pressure tactics designed to allow a monopoly of certain liquor brands or corruption, including maximum retail price (MRP) violations, in Tasmac outlets.
Speaking after releasing the list of 717 liquor shops that have been closed in Tamil Nadu since the TVK government was formed, the minister said the recent measures in the department were aimed at giving equal opportunity to stakeholders and eradicating monopoly.
Vignesh said the government will meet Tasmac workers' union representatives on Monday and will consider their demands to end MRP violations. He added that anyone using pressure tactics to facilitate corruption will face consequences.
In the state assembly, opposition MLAs had demanded the list of 717 closed shops with specific details, the minister said.
- TVK government
- K Vignesh
- Prohibition and Excise Minister
- Tasmac
- Chennai
- Tamil Nadu
- liquor shops closed
- 717 liquor shops
- liquor brand monopoly
- corruption in Tasmac
- MRP violations
- Tasmac workers union
- assembly
- opposition MLAs
- calling attention motion
- PMK
- A Ganeshkumar
- liquor shops near schools
- liquor shops near temples
- within 500m
- shop relocation
- public nuisance
- overcrowding of liquor shops
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