The Kallakurichi district police have appealed to people not to spread rumours or believe unverified messages on social media platforms that claim one person in the district died after consuming spurious liquor.
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In a statement, issued on Friday, the police said P. Annamalai, 34 of Madhavacheri village in the district was admitted to a private hospital in Kachirapalayam on May 15 with an ailment and subsequently referred to the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) in Puducherry on May 17.