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Residents of Levingipuram, nether Thoothukudi Corporation limits staged a protestation connected Friday by laying siege to a Tasmac outlet successful the area, demanding its closure.
The Tamil Nadu authorities had earlier announced that 717 Tasmac shops located adjacent temples, acquisition institutions and residential areas would beryllium closed. Of these, 63 shops were identified for closure successful Thoothukudi district, and astir person already been shut.
In this discourse residents of Levingipuram, on with members of Hindu Makkal Katchi, gathered and protested, demanding the closure of the liquor store situated adjacent to their homes.
Vasanthakumar, authorities caput of Hindu Makkal Katchi said that the Tasmac store fig 10147 astatine Levingipuram has been included successful a database fixed by the authorities for closure. However, helium alleged adjacent aft the closure of respective shops, including those not successful the database nary steps had been taken to unopen this peculiar outlet, helium added.
He further noted that the Tasmac outlet, which besides has an attached barroom facility, has raised suspicion that it has not been closed owed to the power of section vested interests.
He stated the beingness of a college, places of worship and residential areas adjacent has made the cognition of the store a large inconvenience for residents.
The residents besides urged for the contiguous closure of the Levingipuram Tasmac outlet.
He added that pursuing treatment with territory Tasmac officials, authorities assured that the store would beryllium relocated to an alternate tract wrong 20 days, aft which protestors dispersed peacefully.
