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The Hindu Bureau

Opposition parties blame the government for the Tanur tragedy and for turning a blind eye towards safety violations by ‘politically connected’ boat operators

Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blamed the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government for the Tanur boat tragedy that claimed 21 lives on Sunday.

In back-to-back statements and interactions with the media at the accident site, the leaders of both parties accused the tourism and maritime board authorities of turning a blind eye towards brazen safety violations by “politically connected” leisure boat operators.

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