1. Twin hooch tragedies | Toll climbs up to 21; EPS meets victims at Villupuram hospital
The death toll in the twin hooch consumption tragedies touched 21, as the incident has claimed the lives of 14 persons at Marakkanam in Villupuram district and seven persons at Maduranthakam in Chengalpattu district so far.
AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami met the victims of spurious liquor consumption, who are undergoing treatment at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital. Later addressing journalists, he charged the ruling DMK with failure to prevent the manufacture and supply of illicit liquor, resulting in the death of at least 21 persons in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts since Friday.
