The state's chief minister has vowed that such crimes 'will be suppressed with an iron fist'.
The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
Relatives of a person who died from methanol poisoning after drinking the illegally brewed liquor cry. Later that day, Stalin, the chief minister, said in a post on social media platform X that those involved in the crime have been arrested, and action has also been taken against officials who failed to prevent it.Deaths from illegally brewed alcohol are common in India, where the poor cannot afford licensed brands from government-run shops.Children wear ceremonial clothes as they wait for the cremation of their parents, both of whom died after drinking the liquor that was spiked with methanol.
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