The BJP on Sunday launched a scathing on strongly condemned the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that claimed the life of over 53 people. Speaking to the media, party MP Sambit Patra said, "Today we are here to discuss news from Tamil Nadu, it is about a hooch tragedy, illicit liquor from Kallakurchi, a district of Tamil Nadu...When I came to hold this press conference and was checking the figures, the number of dead was 56. More than 56 people have died and many of them are critical, still about 200 people are admitted to the hospital. This is such an important issue and I am surprised that Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, DMK and all the people of the INDIA alliance are silent on this issue. If more than 32 Dalits are killed in this country, I would call it a murder, this is not death."

Source: India Today June 23, 2024 14:48 UTC