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Post by confuzzled dude Sun Apr 26, 2015 10:03 am

EVERY year the Gujarat government attempts to make a statement when it comes to alcohol. Thousands of bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) are lined up in an open field just outside Ahmedabad. As a roadroller begins crushing the bottles, media photographers capture the scene to be splashed across the print and electronic media.

It is a minuscule percentage of what really seeps into the State, says a government officer. Gujarat, one of the five “dry” States in India, shares borders with Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, none of which are dry States. Whoever this correspondent spoke to regarding the subject would laugh sardonically, saying that if anything it is the wettest!
In spite of these strict laws, if one needs a tipple, reportedly it is among the easiest things to get. “A drink is just a phone call away. As easy as pizza delivery,” says a resident of Ahmedabad.

The illicit sale is carried out by a “folder”, a local term for the delivery boy. Moreover, a liquor permit for “medical” reasons can also be procured. Many well-to-do people in Gujarat hold medical liquor permits, a legitimate way to consume alcohol.
http://www.frontline.in/cover-story/dry-only-in-name/article7098311.ece?homepage=true

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Post by Merlot Daruwala Sun Apr 26, 2015 11:13 am

Gujarat has the highest incidence of liver cirrhosis in India BTW.
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Post by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Apr 26, 2015 11:44 am

Merlot Daruwala wrote:Gujarat has the highest incidence of liver cirrhosis in India BTW.

this is like the low tax nazis' states in the US having some of the highest incidence of poverty.
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