Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(MDMK) General Secretary V.Gopalsamy(Vaiko) launch a 14-day padayatra from Uvari on Dec12, 2012 demanding total prohibition.
Vaiko himself interviewed youngsters at seven places in the State and selected 1,200 youths, all below the age of 30, to accompany him in the padayatra.
“Since liquor is the root cause for all social evils and heinous crimes, in Tamil Nadu, the MDMK, with the intention of saving thousands and thousands of families across Tamil Nadu and the youth, demands total prohibition. To highlight our demand, we will raise awareness among the public on the evils of liquor,” Vaiko told reporters
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Earlier Vaiko had gone on a 42-day padayatra in 2004 from Tirunelveli to Chennai demanding linking of peninsular rivers and the early completion of Sethsamudram Ship Channel Project.
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