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Following the execution of a TVK functionary successful Sivaganga, villagers staged a protestation present connected Wednesday against reopening of a liquor bar.
A government-run liquor store on with a barroom has been operating adjacent the Sivaganga Railway Station.
On June 7, Navinkumar, 26, a TVK functionary from Ponnampatti, reportedly consumed liquor astatine the bar.
During an altercation with a gang, they hacked him to death. The Sivaganga Town constabulary registered a lawsuit and arrested 3 individuals successful this connection.
Due to the determination of this liquor store and barroom situated successful precise adjacent proximity to the railway presumption and a temple, predominant disturbance occurred, said the protesters.
Consequently, residents had repeatedly submitted petitions to person them removed; however, officials failed to instrumentality action.
Meanwhile, pursuing the murder, it was communicated by the constabulary that the liquor store and barroom would not beryllium opened.
However, the Tasmac medication took steps to reopen the liquor store and barroom connected Wednesday.
Upon learning this, erstwhile panchayat president Malaichamy, Congress territory president Sanjay and residents from Ponnampatti, D. Pudur, and Surakkulam areas staged a protestation by blocking the bar.
The protesters dispersed lone aft the police, who arrived astatine the scene, assured them that steps were being taken to relocate the liquor store and barroom to a antithetic area.
