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Tamil Nadu BJP delegation meets Governor, seeks CBI probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

The saffron party delegation included former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, Annamalai and ex-governor of Telangana, Tamilisai Soundararajan.

ByPTI

Published Jun 24, 2024 | 2:12 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 24, 2024 | 2:12 PM

Tamil Nadu BJP meets Governor Ravi. (X)

A BJP delegation led by its state chief K Annamalai on Monday, 24 June, met Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, seeking a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that left 53 people dead.

In a post on ‘X,’ Annamalai claimed that 60 lives have been lost due to the tragedy and also urged Ravi to direct Chief Minister M K Stalin to drop his cabinet colleague S Muthusamy, who holds the Prohibition and Excise portfolio, holding him ‘responsible’ for the episode.

He accused the ruling DMK of “not being so bothered” about the issue of “increased availability” of ganja and illicit arrack in the last three years and “this has led to a big suspicion.”

“Due to this carelessness of the DMK government, we have lost 60 lives to illicit arrack in Kallakurichi. Today, we met Governor RN Ravi seeking a CBI enquiry to probe who is behind the sale of illicit arrack,” Annamalai said.

தமிழகம் முழுவதும் கடந்த மூன்று ஆண்டுகளில் பெருகியிருக்கும் கஞ்சா, கள்ளச்சாராயம் உள்ளிட்ட போதைப்பொருள்கள் புழக்கத்தை, திமுக அரசு கண்டும் காணாமல் இருப்பது பெரும் சந்தேகத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியிருக்கிறது.

திமுக அரசின் இந்த அஜாக்கிரதையால், கள்ளக்குறிச்சியில் 60 உயிர்களை,… pic.twitter.com/QJgGfknGaD

— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) June 24, 2024

Further, the CM had not taken any action against minister Muthusamy “despite so many loss of lives” which has led to many questions among the people, he said.

“We also requested the Governor to insist to the Chief Minister to remove the Prohibition and Excise minister,” Annamalai added.

The saffron party delegation included former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, Annamalai and ex-governor of Telangana, Tamilisai Soundararajan.

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