Minister defends decision to reopen liquor shops
The Hindu
Step to prevent illicit brewing, smuggling: Senthilbalaji
There was a heated argument in the Assembly on Tuesday over the government’s decision to reopen Tasmac-run liquor shops in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. V. Senthilbalaji, Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, said the shops had been reopened only in districts where the COVID-19 infection rate was low. When S. Ravi (AIADMK) wondered how the government could open liquor shops since Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and other DMK leaders organised black flag protests against it when the AIADMK was in power, Mr. Senthilbalaji said the shops remained closed in districts where the infection rate was high.
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