Kerala: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who has come under fire from many who are fond of their drink for going forward with a policy of eventual prohibition, on Friday received an impassioned request at an election meeting here - that the local liquor outlet not be shut down.

Addressing a huge election rally near here, Chandy was mentioning his government's liquor policy but was forced to stop his speech - and failed to control himself from laughter, when an unidentified man in the audience said in his loudest voice: "Sir, please do not close down the liquor outlet located here."