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Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan’s party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) does not believe in an implementation of total prohibition as it would bring in more harm.
He said the party also does not believe in freebies.
“The question is whether the liquor shops should be spread out like this. We have to go in search of a post office but there is no need to search for a TASMAC (Tamil Nadu government liquor outlet). We have to change this situation,” Kamal said.
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Kamal said this at a time when major opposition political parties in Tamil Nadu were demanding implementation of a total ban on the sale of liquor in the state.
In his final column in the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan, Kamal on Thursday said it is not possible to make an entire society to dislike liquor.
Kamal said total prohibition would result in the creation of a mafia which has been seen in the history of the world.
He said liquor drinking is not like gambling that could be stopped suddenly.
Kamal said human body would not agree to stop consumption of liquor suddenly. He said liquor consumption could be reduced but whether it could be stopped totally is doubtful.
Terming the introduction of prohibition and then lifting it as a game, that he does not understand, he added.
According to him, to attract women votes political parties play liquor prohibition card. Kamal said the opening of liquor shops near schools is a game that is worrying him.