500 retail liquor shops will remain closed in these states from June 22

Tamil Nadu | State-run TASMAC announced the implementation of the government order (GO) to close 500 retail liquor shops, which will not open from June 22. In Tamil Nadu, the state-run TASMAC announced the implementation of a Government Order (GO) to close 500 liquor retail outlets. These shops will not open from June 22.

Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthil Balaji had made an announcement in this regard in the state assembly last April. He was then in charge of the Excise Department. Senthil Balaji was arrested last week by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged ‘cash for job’ scam. Today he has undergone bypass surgery in a private hospital. Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) said in a statement, “Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The Government Order (GO) in this regard was issued on April 20, 2023, he said, referring to the announcement made in the Assembly then on “Stalin’s instructions”.

In this order, 500 retail shops of liquor were asked to be identified and closed. According to TASMAC, “The government has been asked to implement the order to identify those 500 retail outlets in the state and close them with effect from June 22, 2023.” According to the statement issued by TASMAC, “This On this basis, 500 retail shops will remain closed from June 22.” Bhasha Niharika Manisha