Coimbatore: Hours after the state government announced a complete lockdown in the state from Monday, long queues formed in front of state-run liquor shops in the city on Saturday. Most of the customers were panic buying liquor in bulk.
Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (Tasmac) outlets will function from 8am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday before closing for two weeks from Monday. After the partial lockdown was imposed on Thursday, the outlets were functioning only for four hours between 8am and 12pm. Of the seven elite Tasmac shops, six are in the city. The district has as many as 293 outlets.