The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Boy did PBS bury the lede after a bunch of paragraphs-

    Deaths from illegally brewed alcohol are common in India, where the poor cannot afford licensed brands from government-run shops.

    These people died because they were desperately poor and sought the only escape they could afford.