chennai leader of the opposition and aiadmk general secretary edappadi k palaniswami on monday demanded the resignation of tamil nadu chief minister m k stalin and minister for prohibition v senthil balaji over several deaths caused by spurious liquor in villupuram and chengalpet districts hooch claimed the lives of 10 people in villupuram district and five others in chengalpet district in the last few daysspeaking to reporters in trichy eps said stalin and senthil balaji were responsible for the hooch menace in tamil nadu and claimed that law and order situation has deteriorated in the state the illicit liquor is sold in large numbers despite reports in the newspapers and the media the dmk government has not concentrated on it because more income comes from it this government is focussed only on income they dont even think of the problems caused by it we lost so many lives taking responsibility stalin and senthil balaji should resign eps saidbjp state president k annamalai on monday said the deaths due to the consumption of spurious alcohol after 14 years in tamil nadu shows the failure of the state machinery the deaths due to consumption of hooch shows the failure of state machinery said annamalai bjp womens wing national president and mla vanathi srinivasan blamed the dmk government and the state police for the deaths caused by spurious alcohol the dmk government and the state police are responsible for the deaths vanathi saidpmk founderleader s ramadoss demanded the government uproot the illicit liquor network in the state he urged the government to close down staterun tasmac liquor outlets and enforce total prohibition in the state pmk president and rajya sabha mp anbumani ramadoss said the government must realize the peoples wrath against alcohol and initiate efforts to close down liquor shops bars and restaurants in the state tamil nadu congress committee president k s alagiri demanded stringent action against the policemen and officials concerned so that they take responsibility in preventing such tragedies in the future vck founder leader thol thirumavalavan urged the government to enforce prohibition in a phased manner in the state