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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026) ordered the closure of 717 Tasmac shops functioning wrong 500 metres of acquisition institutions and places of worship crossed the State. Among each districts, Thoothukudi is acceptable to witnesser the highest fig of store closures. The pearl city, which falls nether Madurai region, volition upwind up 63 shops.
The Madurai loop unsocial volition relationship for the closure of 281 Tasmac outlets nether the State-wide crackdown. Around 37 volition adjacent down successful Virudhunagar and 33 successful Tirunelveli.
Madurai South volition spot 32 closures, portion Ramanathapuram volition unopen 29 shops and Dindigul, 26. Sivaganga and Kanniyakumari volition each witnesser 18 closures, portion Madurai North and Theni volition spot 13 and 12 shops shut, respectively.
Road information risks
Employees moving astatine Tasmac outlets successful the Madurai portion said the authorities indispensable guarantee capable constabulary deployment successful these areas pursuing the closures. They besides pointed retired that 1 of the large concerns is that radical whitethorn present question longer distances to devour intoxicant and past thrust back, posing superior roadworthy information risks.
In Chennai region, 99 liquor outlets are marked for closure. Tiruvallur East accounts for the highest fig of shutdowns astatine 29 shops, followed by Chennai North with 18 and Chennai Central with 15. Chennai South volition spot 14 closures, portion Kancheepuram North and South volition unopen 12 and 7 shops, respectively. Tiruvallur West has 4 outlets connected the closure list.
The Coimbatore loop is acceptable to witnesser the closure of 173 outlets. And of this, Coimbatore North accounts for the highest fig of closures successful the portion with 48 shops, followed by Erode with 39 and Tirupur with 30. The Nilgiris volition spot 27 shops shut, portion Coimbatore South has 21 outlets connected the closure list. Karur volition witnesser the slightest impact, with 8 liquor shops acceptable to close.
Around 80 outlets successful the Salem portion are acceptable to close, with Salem and Tiruvannamalai topping the database astatine 20 shops each, followed by Namakkal with 14. Dharmapuri and Arakonam volition spot 7 closures each, portion Vellore and Krishnagiri person six shops each connected the list.
A full of 84 Tasmac outlets volition upwind up successful Tiruchi zone, with Cuddalore witnessing the highest fig of closures astatine 21. Tiruchi and Pudukottai travel with 16 shops each, portion Villupuram volition spot 11 closures. Thanjavur volition adjacent six shops. While Perambalur and Tiruvarur volition adjacent 5 each, Nagapattinam has 4 outlets connected the closure list.
Impact connected revenue
The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation, popularly known arsenic Tasmac, makes ₹150 crore each time done merchantability of liquor crossed its outlets successful the State. Experts judge the closure of these outlets whitethorn not importantly interaction wide revenues, arsenic the estimated regular nonaccomplishment is astir ₹23 crore and consumers are apt to displacement to adjacent Tasmac shops, helping offset overmuch of the gross dip. They besides pointed retired that determination much specified shops adjacent schools and spiritual establishments, which the authorities has to close.
