Chennai: Following a clarification by TASMAC management that it was not running any website for online sale of liquor, the Greater Chennai city police have taken steps to close down the fake portal.
The fake portal was offering various liquor items for online sale. Police have launched an investigation to find out the people behind the fake site.
The Tamilnadu government has informed the Madras High Court that revenue generated by state-owned TASMAC liquor shops play an important role in the growth of the State.
It will take four to five years to sete up an alternative revenue model through other departments, the government said, requesting the court to direct reopening of liquor outlets.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will today hear via video-conferencing an appeal filed by TASMAC against a Madras High Court order of 8 May to close liquor shops in Tamilnadu, with immediate effect, to enforce social distancing till the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted or modified.