Watch: Tamil Nadu’s liquor bottle buyback scheme explained | Focus Tamil Nadu
What began as an effort to protect elephants in the Nilgiris has evolved into a statewide environmental initiative. Tamil Nadu’s ₹10 liquor bottle buyback scheme encourages consumers to return empty bottles to TASMAC outlets. We look at how the scheme works, its QR-code-based rollout, the challenges in implementation and its potential to tackle glass waste.
T.T.V. Dhinakaran, general secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), questioned Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's responsiveness to the deteriorating law and order situation in Tamil Nadu on November 11, 2026. In a post on his social media, Dhinakaran pointed out three reported murders in Chennai while the Chief Minister was meeting to review the situation and police had detained several history-sheeters.
He asked, "What would be the explanation of a Minister, who compared the incidence of crime on Deepavali day this year with that of previous years?" Dhinakaran urged Vijay to take appropriate measures to maintain law and order.
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