NEW DELHI, - Indian groups representing alcohol giants Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Heineken and Carlsberg, accused the southern Indian state of Telangana of breaching accounting rules over dues it owes them totalling nearly $400 million.
Telangana, the country's biggest beer-consuming state by volume, like many other local governments in India, requires liquor companies to supply only to state-run depots, which then sell to retailers, forcing the companies to rely on state governments for payment.
