Residents welcome closure of Tasmac outlet in Tiruvannamalai

Key points

• An outlet of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC) at Mandakolathur village near Arani town in Tiruvannamalai on Chetpet - Polur Main Road was closed on Wednesday.
• Residents said that the TASMAC outlet resulted in public nuisance every day, especially during weekends when workers get their weekly salary in the village.
• Residents celebrated the closure of the outlet by distributing sweets to neighbours and motorists.
• “After years of struggle, the TASMAC outlet has been permanently shut down in the village.
• We will also keep vigil so that the outlet is not reopened again,” said former block development officer (BDO), S.