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Social activists and the nationalist person demanded the State authorities to restrict recreation clubs selling liquor and not to let opening of caller clubs adjacent the places wherever TASMAC outlets were closed, pursuing Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s order.
The Chief Minister precocious issued an bid to adjacent 717 TASMAC outlets functioning wrong 500 meters from acquisition institutions, places of worship, and autobus stands. Based connected the order, 20 outlets were identified successful the district, 14 outlets were closed and the remaining are to beryllium closed soon. Meanwhile, aft the closure of TASMAC outlets, radical flocked to recreation clubs that sold liquor to their members.
Two TASMAC outlets functioning adjacent Omalur Bus Stand were closed recently. But connected May 6, a recreation nine was opened successful a matrimony hallway adjacent the autobus stand, and radical moved to the nine successful ample numbers and bought liquor. Following the allegations that the nine sold liquor to non-members, the Omalur constabulary raided the nine and inquired connected Sunday (May 17, 2026). Investigations revealed that the nine did not support its registry decently and sold liquor to non-members.
Based connected that, the constabulary registered a lawsuit against nine president Nandhakumar, vice president Sundararajan, caput Prabakaran, lawman caput Sebasthiyar, and treasurer Arun Pandian. The nine was besides closed temporarily.
Salem North Urban CPI(M) caput N. Praveen Kumar said that these recreation clubs are functioning from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. But the moving hours of TASMAC outlets is betwixt 12 p.m. and 10 p.m. The rules for the TASMAC outlet bash not use for these clubs arsenic well.
Mr. Kumar added that portion the Chief Minister ordered the closure of the TASMAC outlets, the bid volition not beryllium applicable to these clubs. Following the closure of TASMAC outlets astatine important junctions successful Salem, galore radical are trying to unfastened recreation clubs. “The authorities should prohibit opening of caller recreation clubs with barroom facilities,” helium said.
The timings should beryllium restricted for liquor income successful clubs, akin to TASMAC outlets. “The barroom facilities successful the clubs wrong 500 meters of schools, temples, and autobus stands should beryllium closed immediately. If the authorities does not instrumentality this, determination would beryllium nary usage successful closing 717 TASMAC outlets crossed the State, Mr. Kumar added.
