BJP cadre stage protest against Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

Condemning the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi which claimed the lives of about 55 people, BJP cadre staged a protest in front of the Collectorate here on Saturday. About 300 protesters were arrested by the police.

The protesters, headed by BJP leader H. Raja, raised slogans against the State government and the DMK for the “lackadaisical handling” of the issue of the deaths due to consumption of illicit liquor.

They said a similar incident that happened in Marakkanam last year claimed 23 lives and such deaths had been constituting throughout the State. “It is the responsibility of the State to foresee the danger and prevent brewing and sale of illicit liquor by using its force,” they added.