Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has condemned the Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi, where 56 people have died and more than 200 are still in hospital in critical condition. Most of the victims are Dalits who consumed spurious liquor. Sitharaman criticized Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi for their silence on the issue and demanded a CBI investigation.
#WATCH | On Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement regarding the Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy, Congress leader K Suresh says, "She has made a political statement. Hooch tragedy happened in BJP-ruled states also where more people died than in Tamil Nadu. She closed her… https://t.co/96ryOHAHu7
#KallakurichiHoochTragedy 56 people died due to spurious liquor & most of them are Dalits. Rahul Gandhi & Mallikarjun Kharge are silent over the issue... I demand that this whole matter be given to the CBI for investigation: Union Finance Minister @nsitharaman It is an… https://t.co/95Z5yoRFlG
Union finance minister #NirmalaSitharaman hit out at Congress chief #MallikarjunKharge and #RahulGandhi over the #Kallakurichi #HoochTragedy in #TamilNadu, wherein more than 50 people have died and nearly 200 hospitalised. https://t.co/bKqGym6o7g
Finance Minister @nsitharaman comes down heavily on Congress over the #TamilNaduHoochTragedy. She says that 56 people have died and over 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage, but Congress has not uttered a word against this.
#WATCH | Delhi: On Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "More than 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage. 56 people have died and most of them are from the scheduled caste. I condemn the incident. I am shocked that the Congress… https://t.co/SnZO4AZB99
#WATCH | Delhi: On Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "More than 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage. 56 people have died and most of them are from the scheduled caste... I condemn the incident. I am shocked that the… https://t.co/5HcoGEanRr