Chennai, June 2 -- Tamil Nadu Electricity and Law Minister Nirmal Kumar said that Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) liquor outlets that have already been closed will not be reopened.

Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat in Chennai, Kumar stated that the protests regarding crop loans were being organised in certain places at the instigation of the DMK. The focus should be on how many people benefit from the crop loan scheme. He added that the Chief Minister has been fighting every day for the welfare of farmers and announced that a Government Order regarding crop loans would be issued soon.

The Minister also said that details regarding vacancies and shortages of equipment in government hospitals are currently being asse...