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Poor people falling dead like worms after drinking spurious liquor
The last two days in Kerala have been witnessing pathetic scenes with the death by now of 23 persons after drinking spurious liquor in the Malabar area.
The pity is that all of them are poor people.

The suppliers wanted to give them a brew which would be heady instantly. For that they may mix the drink with methyl alcohol or chemicals like di
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Cabinet okays judicial inquiry, solatium of Rs five lakh each: Spurious liquor tragedy
Thiruvananthapuram: The state cabinet which met here today decided to hold a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge into the spurious liquor tragedy in Malappuram district. A sum of Rs five lakh each would be given to the next of kin of those who perished in the liquor tragedy. Already 23 people have died. Many others are in hospitals. A sum of
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Cabinet okays judicial inquiry, solatium of Rs five lakh each: Spurious liquor tragedy
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