The amendment proposed a maximum punishment of 10 years of Rigorous Imprisonment and a penalty of up to ₹5 lakh.
Prohibition Minister S Muthusamy. (Facebook)
The state government on Saturday, 29 June, amended the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937, to substantially enhance the punishment term and quantum of fine for offences like manufacture, possession and selling of illicit liquor that endangers lives. The amendment proposed a maximum punishment of 10 years of Rigorous Imprisonment and a penalty of up to ₹5 lakh.