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34 dead in Tamil Nadu after consuming methanol laced arrack, says CM Stalin
Updated On: 20 June, 2024 12:12 PM IST | Chennai | mid-day online correspondent
CM Stalin announced Rs 10 lakh in compensation for each casualty of the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, as well as Rs 50,000 for those receiving hospital treatment.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin/ Pic/PTI
Thirty-four persons in Kallakurichi district died after ingesting methanol-laced arrack, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Thursday. Stalin, speaking about the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, asked officials to form a one-man commission, led by former Madras High Court Judge B Gokuldas, to recommend methods to prevent future tragedies and probe the deaths, reported PTI.
According to the report, four people linked to the trade of toxic arrack that led to the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy have been arrested.
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