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Chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin announced an ex gratia of ₹ 1 million (US$12,000) for the family of the deceased and ₹ 50,000 (US$600) for the injured. [11] The Government of Tamil Nadu issued orders for the transfer of then District Collector of Kallakurichi and the appointment of a new collector.
The temperance movement in India often led to the prohibition of alcohol in various states, as with Manipur. [5] In British India, many Indian temperance activists agitated for prohibition in the country. [6] Mahatma Gandhi was a champion of the temperance movement and viewed foreign rule as an obstacle to national prohibition. [7]
On 14 December 2022, an alcohol poisoning took place in Bihar, India. [1] The poisoning resulted in the death of 73 people. [2] The victims consumed hooch (spurious liquor), that is qualitatively different from the standard alcoholic products. [3] It is the highest death toll in Bihar, since liquor prohibition in state in 2016. [4]
In many parts of India arrack is colloquially known as "desi daru". There are two primary styles of arrack that are very different from one another: [3] Batavia arrack is often clear in color but has a flavor profile more similar to dark rum, with a distinctive "funk" or "hogo" imparted to it from fermented red rice. Sri Lankan (Ceylon) arrack ...
The Vypin alcohol poisonings killed an estimated 77 people in 1982 in Vypin near Kochi in Indian state of Kerala.Hundreds of people, mostly fish workers and other labourers, drank liquor supplied by several Government-licensed arrack shops. [1]
TASMAC was established in 1983 by then Chief Minister M.G.Ramachandran [2] The state has a long history of prohibition, first implemented partially in 1937 by the Indian National Congress government of C. Rajagopalachari.
In Karnataka, the opposition party blamed the then-ruling coalition for the tragedy and stated that decision to ban arrack was the reason for the incident. [11] In Tamil Nadu, some political parties demanded reintroduction of prohibition in the state. [12] The Tamil Nadu government suspended 21 policemen for the incident. [13]
The 2016 Bihar alcohol poisonings killed 16 people [1] [2] on 16 August 2016 in Gopalganj town of Bihar, India. [3] The victims had consumed hooch (spurious liquor) and complained of nausea and stomach ache.