TASMAC, the state-run authority, declared on Wednesday that 500 retail liquor outlets in Tamil Nadu will halt their operations effective June 22. This action follows an announcement made on the floor of the Assembly.
In April of this year, Minister V Senthil Balaji, who currently remains under arrest by the Enforcement Directorate and is hospitalized due to a heart-related ailment, had originally made the announcement in the House. At the time, he held the Excise portfolio.
Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), the state-run liquor retailer, has confirmed the recall of the Assembly announcement made under the directions of Chief Minister M K Stalin. TASMAC stated that a Government Order (GO) was subsequently issued on April 20, 2023, in relation to this matter.
According to the statement, the Government Order (GO) specifically focused on identifying and shutting down 500 retail liquor outlets.
“In order to implement the GO, it has been directed to identify 500 retail outlets across the state and close them from June 22, 20223 onwards.”
“Based on that, the said 500 retail outlets will not function from June 22,” a TASMAC statement said.
