Prohibitionists' plea to Governor

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOV. 25. The Kerala Madya Nirodhana Samithi has petitioned the State Governor, Mr. Sukhdev Singh Kang, to accord sanction to prosecute the Excise Minister, Mr. T. Sivadasa Menon, among others, on the basis of a public interest case filed by the samithi in the High Court in connection with the recent spurious liquor tragedy.

Apart from Mr. Sivadasa Menon, the Excise Commissioner, Ms. J. Lalithambika, and the Beverages Corporation Managing Director, Mr. Yogesh Gupta, are respondents in the petition. The petition was submitted to the Governor by a delegation led by the samithi secretary, Mr. Jayaprakash Narayanan.

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