THAILAPURAM (TINDIVANAM):
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr S Ramadoss charged that the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu, which had completed 75 days, was carrying out acts of vendetta against its political rivals.
Referring to the TN government’s move for contempt proceedings against the High Court of Madras advocate K Balu, who gave an interview to a TV channel on the proceedings pertaining to Samacheer Kalvi in the Supreme Court, he said that the government should refrain from such acts and concentrate on implementing people-oriented welfare measures.
Reiterating his party’s stand for total prohibition in the state, he charged that the government was keen on the revenue generated from liquor rather than the ill effects of consuming alcohol. “There is drinking water shortage in Tamil Nadu, but there is no shortage of liquor. Whether the PDS shops are opened or not, the liquor shops are opened on time. Revenue from the liquor is used for the procurement and distribution of freebie items,” he said, adding that the government was not bothered whether more women were becoming widows or whether youth stayed addicted to liquor.
He asked the Tamil Nadu government to take steps with regard to the measures adopted by the Kerala and Maharashtra governments, which had put restrictions like fixing the age for buying liquor, reduction in the number of shops and lead the state to total prohibition.
