Kerala Alcohol Prohibition

The legal age for drinking will now be 23 years instead of 21 years, the Kerala government has said. The Left-led government of Pinari Vijayan has passed an Ordinance, raising the age bar for drinking to curb the problem of alcoholism in the state, which has been sent to the Governor P Sathasivam for clearance.

Gandhism has had many unintended consequences that have harmed Indian society. The most egregious example of this is how Gandhian values created Dawood Ibrahim. Yes, you read that right. There is a causal link between Gandhian values and the dons of the underworld.

Almost a year after neighbouring Kerala announced a zero liquor policy, prohibition is rapidly becoming an election issue in Tamil Nadu, pushed by the opposition and spearheaded by one the smaller parties - the PMK.

Continuing their attack against the Congress-led UDF government over the new liquor policy in the Assembly, CPI-M led LDF Opposition today sought an adjournment motion on the proposed changes in the policy and staged a walkout in protest.

Bars across Kerala are stocking up after the Supreme Court stayed the state government's order for smaller hotels and bars to be closed down before Thursday midnight.

This evening, over 700 bars in Kerala have to shut shop forever. Their licenses are set to be cancelled as part of a decision to turn the state dry within 10 years.

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today made it clear that his government would not go back on its new liquor policy of limiting bar licenses to only 5-star hotels as part of a move to implement total prohibition in the state in 10 years' time.

"Why on earth has Kerala gone for Prohibition?," friends have been asking me all week.

Just days after the Kerala government introduced a policy that is meant to deliver the state into prohibition in 10 years, KPCC Chief VM Sudheeran, seen as the man behind the decision, said that "it was a decision taken after keeping in mind the needs of people and not the elections."

Goa BJP leader Dr Wilfred Mesquita has dismissed the possibility of Goa toeing the line of Kerala, which is outlining a ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in a phased manner. He said consuming liquor is a part of the state's culture.

It's last call in Kerala. The government is moving quickly to start implementing a policy that is meant to deliver the state into prohibition in 10 years.

The Kerala government has no plans to impose prohibition in the state, which earned Rs 10,394 crore through taxes from liquor sales, the state assembly was informed on Monday.

The legal age for drinking will now be 23 years instead of 21 years, the Kerala government has said. The Left-led government of Pinari Vijayan has passed an Ordinance, raising the age bar for drinking to curb the problem of alcoholism in the state, which has been sent to the Governor P Sathasivam for clearance.

Gandhism has had many unintended consequences that have harmed Indian society. The most egregious example of this is how Gandhian values created Dawood Ibrahim. Yes, you read that right. There is a causal link between Gandhian values and the dons of the underworld.

Almost a year after neighbouring Kerala announced a zero liquor policy, prohibition is rapidly becoming an election issue in Tamil Nadu, pushed by the opposition and spearheaded by one the smaller parties - the PMK.

Continuing their attack against the Congress-led UDF government over the new liquor policy in the Assembly, CPI-M led LDF Opposition today sought an adjournment motion on the proposed changes in the policy and staged a walkout in protest.

Bars across Kerala are stocking up after the Supreme Court stayed the state government's order for smaller hotels and bars to be closed down before Thursday midnight.

This evening, over 700 bars in Kerala have to shut shop forever. Their licenses are set to be cancelled as part of a decision to turn the state dry within 10 years.

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today made it clear that his government would not go back on its new liquor policy of limiting bar licenses to only 5-star hotels as part of a move to implement total prohibition in the state in 10 years' time.

"Why on earth has Kerala gone for Prohibition?," friends have been asking me all week.

Just days after the Kerala government introduced a policy that is meant to deliver the state into prohibition in 10 years, KPCC Chief VM Sudheeran, seen as the man behind the decision, said that "it was a decision taken after keeping in mind the needs of people and not the elections."

Goa BJP leader Dr Wilfred Mesquita has dismissed the possibility of Goa toeing the line of Kerala, which is outlining a ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in a phased manner. He said consuming liquor is a part of the state's culture.

It's last call in Kerala. The government is moving quickly to start implementing a policy that is meant to deliver the state into prohibition in 10 years.

The Kerala government has no plans to impose prohibition in the state, which earned Rs 10,394 crore through taxes from liquor sales, the state assembly was informed on Monday.