Tamil Nadu Opposition Questions Ruling DMK Over Hooch Deaths
over 35 people in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district died after drinking illicit alcohol. Dozens more are being treated in hospital. The police have arrested a suspected bootlegger and detained two others. Chief Minister MK Stalin has ordered a probe by a retired High Court judge. The state government has suspended district police chief Samay Singh Meena and appointed Rajat Chaturvedi in his place. The Opposition in the state - the AIADMK and the BJP - has blamed the government for the lapse and the BJP has announced a state-wide protest.
