Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 19 -- Keralam excise minister M Liju on Sunday revoked a licence to a bakery in Thrissur to sell 'horti-wine', an alcoholic beverage produced from local fruits with an alcohol content of 15.5%, and shunted out the official who had issued the order.

The minister said the licence was permissible under excise rules made by the previous Pinarayi Vijayan-led government but should not have been granted since the United Democratic Front (UDF) government was in the process of finalising its policy.

"It was during the previous LDF government that excise rules were amended allowing the supply of horti-wine from outlets other than that of BEVCO (state-run Kerala State Beverages (M&M) Corporation Limited). The order inciden...