Coimbatore: Liquor sales at the outlets run by the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (Tasmac) shot up on Thursday after the state government announced its decision to close them for two days on Saturday and Sunday. Tasmac officials expect at least 25% more sales till they down the shutters on Friday night.
There was a long queue outside the elite Tasmac shop on Bharatiyar Road near Lakshmi Mills on the day. A salesman at the shop said both the number of customers and the bottles they purchase had increased over the past couple of days.
“It is mainly because of the government’s announcement to close the shops on Saturday (May 1 - International Worker’s Day) and Sunday (vote counting day). Also rumours about the complete lockdown in the city has been doing rounds on social media. Hence, there is a rise in liquor sales,” he said.