Liquor sales expected to go up during Onam season
Liquor sales in Kerala are expected to reach record highs during the Onam festival season, reflecting a growing social trend of alcohol consumption during celebrations. Anti-liquor activists have expressed concern over this trend and the lack of effective campaigning against it.
Why it matters
The article highlights a tension between state-run revenue generation through alcohol sales and public health concerns regarding rising consumption.
The ever-increasing sales figures of alcohol at the outlets run by the monopoly government agencies attest to an evolving social trend, a disturbing one too, in Keralam.
The framing uses words like 'disturbing' and 'rued' to emphasize the perspective of anti-liquor activists.
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