TN Minister Senthil Balaji’s house besieged by Tasmac bar owners, workers
The Hindu
The protestors alleged that there were irregularities in the awarding of tenders to run bars attached to Tasmac outlets, and that contracts were being given to a select few, at the insistence of the Minister
Bar owners and workers of Tasmac outlets on Monday laid siege to the house of V. Senthil Balaji, Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise.
Nearly 1,000 persons -- bar owners and workers -- gathered before the official residence of the Minister on DGS Dinakaran Salai in the morning, and staged a protest alleging certain irregularities in the awarding of tenders to run bars attached to Tasmac (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation) outlets across the State. They also held placards ridiculing the Minister.
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