CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday issued instructions for the closure of 500 state-run retail liquor shops with effect from June 19, in line with chief minister Jayalalithaa’s directives. According to a government release, Kirlosh Kumar, MD, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation, issued instructions for closure of 500 retail vending liquor shops with effect from Sunday.

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