Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman condemned the Hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu, highlighting that over 200 people are hospitalised and 56 have died, mainly from the scheduled caste. She criticised the Congress party, particularly President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, for their silence on the issue. Sitharaman expressed shock that illicit liquor was being sold in Kalakurchi despite the availability of licensed liquor from government-run TASMAC shops. She called for a CBI investigation into the matter.
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00:00More than 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage. 56 people have died,
00:07and most of whom who died are from the scheduled castes. I am shocked by the incident. I condemn
00:14the incident. But I'm even more shocked that the Congress Party has not uttered a word
00:21against this. Completely chemical liquor is served to people, and 56 people have died.
00:29All belonging to poor scheduled caste families.
00:33Where is the Congress Party's President Sri Mallika Arjun Karge? Has he no sympathy or
00:39care for the people living in Tamil Nadu? Has he no care for the scheduled castes of Tamil Nadu?
00:45More than 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage. 56 people have died,
00:52and most of whom who died are from the scheduled castes. I am shocked by the incident. I condemn
00:59the incident. But I'm even more shocked that the Congress Party has not uttered a word
01:06against this. In a state which doesn't have prohibition, where licensed liquor is available
01:13from shops which are run by the government of Tamil Nadu called TASMAC. In spite of that,
01:20in the middle of the city, in the heart of the city, in Kallakurchi, illicit liquor,
01:28chemically based illicit liquor, completely chemical liquor is served to people,
01:35and 56 people have died. All belonging to poor scheduled caste families.
01:42Where is the Congress Party's President Sri Mallika Arjun Karge? Has he no sympathy or
01:48care for the people living in Tamil Nadu? Has he no care for the scheduled castes of Tamil Nadu?
01:54Where is Rahul Gandhi? He talks about North and South. He talks about votes of the South.
02:01He contests election just because he is assured that he'll be winning, and then he goes to the
02:07South. But today when his alliance partner in Tamil Nadu, ruled government, DMK ruled government,
02:15has just looked the other way when Dalits are dying because of spurious liquor,
02:21not a statement comes from both the President Congress Party, Karge ji and Rahul Gandhi ji.
02:28Where are they? Why are they not giving a statement? I demand that this whole matter be
02:32given to CBI for investigation, and immediately the Congress Party should pay attention to Tamil
02:38Nadu and not ignore it just because their party's alliance partner runs the state. Yes,
02:44it is because they think they need the Tamils only for their votes, and they don't need to
02:50care about them afterwards. Congress Party's indifference for the welfare of the Tamil Nadu
02:55people has now come out very clearly. They don't mind deaths. They don't mind illegal activities
03:01which are sponsored and supported, obviously, by the ruling party. And the government there
03:08is looking completely the other way, and not taking any action. So, the Congress Party is
03:14happy that nobody is talking about it in the Northern India in national press, and we would
03:20like to draw the attention of Congress Party to say, are you so indifferent to the lives of Tamil
03:26Nadu? Don't you care about the Sheryl Cass in Tamil Nadu? Do you just want the votes from there,
03:32and you will not have a question to ask of your alliance party, which is DMK?
03:37In Tamil, K stands for Kalla. Kalla is that which is done stealthily. So, Kalla Kazhagam,
03:46Kalla Saraya Kazhagam, meaning that which Kazhagam, DMK, Dravidam Unnetra Kazhagam,
03:52is nothing but dealing with Kalla, which is the stealthily made sarayam, which is the liquor,
04:01illicit liquor. So, DMK is more Kalla Saraya Kazhagam rather than Dravidam Unnetra Kazhagam.