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Kerala home minister bars spirit, intoxicants during Onam
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has said the flow of spirit and intoxicants into the state during the Onam festival will not be allowed. In a Facebook post on Sunday, he stated…
The Story in Brief
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has said the flow of spirit and intoxicants into the state during the Onam festival will not be allowed. In a Facebook post on Sunday, he stated that strict directions have been issued by Excise Minister M Liju. Chennithala added that intoxicants destroy society and people, and urged the public to stay vigilant and oppose the trend. The main day of the Onam harvest festival falls on August 26 this year.
The Indian Opinion
The gesture is timely, but Kerala’s history suggests a gap between orders and ground reality. The narrative that tough talk alone can curb illicit liquor flow is lazy; the real test is enforcement, especially with previous seizures hitting record volumes. Instead of virtue-signalling, the minister must answer: how many excise raids have happened this month, and what is the seizure count? That number will judge the claim.
Source: deccanherald.com
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