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The tragedy that took more than 50 lives at Kallakurichi – 34 of them in Karunapuram, a Dalit colony located in the heart of the town alone – has exposed a lethal nexus between a local bootlegger and law enforcement, which had allowed the sale of illicit liquor to thrive unchecked and in full…

Vendors sell the cheap alcohol for huge profits to customers who cannot afford branded drinks.

In the wake of the deaths in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu in which 50 people died, 250 liters of illicit liquor were seized and disposed off in the state's Tiruchirapalli district. Read further on Dynamite News:

According to the police, the accused have been identified as Govindaraj, Damadoran and Vijaya. Read further on Dynamite News:

As you walk down the streets in Karunapuram village of Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu, you see pandals cover the front of house after house. Families and acquaintances gather in grief in front of nearly every street in the village. Of the 34 total deaths linked to liquor poisoning deaths,…

Tragic incident in Tamil Nadu due to contaminated liquor highlights the issue of illegal alcohol trade in India.

Officials say at least 34 people have died and dozens are hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor tainted with methanol in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Tragic deaths in Tamil Nadu due to contaminated liquor highlight the dangers of illegal alcohol production in India.

The death toll in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district of people who had consumed illicit liquor has risen to 29, officials said on Thursday. "Twenty nine are confirmed dead." Read further on Dynamite News:

For thirty years, VK Sasikala was known for her association with the most powerful woman in Tamil Nadu. Described by most as Jayalalithaa’s friend, a ‘shadow’ by some others, it was the late Chief Minister, who saved the kindest words for Sasikala, describing her as “almost like a sister”.

The customs officials said that the seized gold was valued at around Rs1.83Cr. Read further on Dynamite News: