Former Puducherry CM objects to opening of liquor shops
The Hindu
In a video message to the media, he said the government had taken the decision against the advice of the medical fraternity
Former Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Wednesday termed the decision of the NDA government to re-open liquor shops during the pandemic time as ill-advised. He said this was likely to create a further spike in COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory. In a video message to the media, he said the government had taken the decision against the advice of the medical fraternity. “The Tamil Nadu government, after taking the views of experts, decided not to open TASMAC liquor shops. But in the UT, the government took the decision against the advice of doctors. If the cases further increase, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy will be solely responsible for the situation,” he said.
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