T.N. BJP wants TVK government to release White Paper on TASMAC shops
BJP State unit president Nainar Nagenthran on Monday (July 27, 2026) questioned the TVK-led Tamil Nadu government on whether it would release a White Paper on the number of State-run retail liquor outlets, also known as TASMAC shops. Referring to the government’s announcement that it had shut down 717 such shops, he said a reply to a query under the Right to Information (RTI) Act had raised doubts about the claim. Tasmac bars can now be operated within 100 m of liquor shopsSharing on social media the reply reportedly given by TASMAC officials to an RTI applicant, Mr.
- ▪BJP State unit president Nainar Nagenthran on Monday (July 27, 2026) questioned the TVK-led Tamil Nadu government on whether it would release a White Paper on the number of State-run retail liquor outlets, also known as TASMAC shops.
- ▪Referring to the government’s announcement that it had shut down 717 such shops, he said a reply to a query under the Right to Information (RTI) Act had raised doubts about the claim.
- ▪Tasmac bars can now be operated within 100 m of liquor shopsSharing on social media the reply reportedly given by TASMAC officials to an RTI applicant, Mr.
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BJP State unit president Nainar Nagenthran on Monday (July 27, 2026) questioned the TVK-led Tamil Nadu government on whether it would release a White Paper on the number of State-run retail liquor outlets, also known as TASMAC shops. Referring to the government’s announcement that it had shut down 717 such shops, he said a reply to a query under the Right to Information (RTI) Act had raised doubts about the claim. Tasmac bars can now be operated within 100 m of liquor shopsSharing on social media the reply reportedly given by TASMAC officials to an RTI applicant, Mr. Nagenthran charged that it was not clear how many TASMAC shops had been opened after the TVK-led government assumed office.
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