Liquor retail outlets, bars, toddy shops, beer and wine parlours, and private members’ clubs that serve alcohol will remain closed on Sunday.
Excise Commissioner S. Aananthakrishnan told The Hindu on Saturday that the government had imposed the ban on account of ‘Janata Curfew,’ a voluntary regulation that required people to remain indoors from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
He said excise officers had issued notices to licensed premises to remain shuttered the entire day. The Excise Department has also stepped up vigilance against the black market sale of alcohol.
