Tasmac employees stage a protest in front of the godown at Munneerpallam near Tirunelveli on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT TASMAC workers after striking work, staged demonstration in front of its Regional Manager’s Office at Munneerpallam on Papanasam Road on Monday in protest against the government’s recent order of collecting empty liquor bottles by involving the workers.Condemning the TASMAC’s decision to involve the workers for collecting the empty liquor bottles, the employees are striking work for the past two days. Consequently, more than 150 liquor shops in Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts remained closed on Sunday and Monday.The protestors affiliated to CITU, who gathered near the TASMAC’s Regional Manager’s Office at Munneerpallam, raised slogans against involving the workers for collecting the empty liquor bottles.After the officials told the protestors that they need not receive the empty liquor bottles until further orders from the government, the agitation was withdrawn.
Published - November 02, 2026 09:09 pm IST