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Consumption of spurious liquor led to the death of 57 people, most of them daily wage laborers, and left 150 others battling for life in a hospital in a southern Indian state last week.‘Taong Putik’: A unique display of piety in the PhilippinesRelatives performing the final rites for those who died in the illicit liquor tragedy in Kallakuruchi town in India's southern Tamil Nadu state on June 19.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this heartbreaking time,” the CBCI said in a June 21 statement. The victims, among them two women and a transgender person, consumed the spurious liquor in the evening after a hard day’s work.However, the exact number of Christians who died or are in serious condition could not be ascertained due to the highly tense situation, he said.
The chief minister announced financial compensation for the families of those who died in the tragedy and also offered to take care of the educational expenses and hostel fees of their children.“The widespread sale of such toxic substances, often adulterated with methanol to increase potency, poses a grave threat to public health and safety,” they said in their statement.
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