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Excise department order allowing bakery to stock, sell hortiwine lands UDF government in controversy

Kerala CM V.D. Satheesan flagged the “unconsulted” order as Excise Minister M. Liju revoked the licence, while the CPI(M)’s M.B. Rajesh called the government’s reversal “a political stunt”

The Hindu · 18 Oct 2026, 4:53 pm · 1 min read ·

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