![R. Parthibhan Bodies of a married couple, both of whom died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, are brought for cremation in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9344525b5a4c4a00bd4dfeb8573d65e2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Bodies of a married couple, both of whom died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, are brought for cremation in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan Relatives of a married couple, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, stand next to the caskets containing their bodies, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cc3f7cc75d6d47958cbf0cd5d63a52de/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Relatives of a married couple, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, stand next to the caskets containing their bodies, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan Men lower a coffin into a grave pit to bury a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bfe29bc66165440db88045ff5b2b7442/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Men lower a coffin into a grave pit to bury a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan A relative of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cries next to the casket containing his body in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/04b66fe4321b4aa498c109ef9ad81286/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A relative of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cries next to the casket containing his body in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan Children wear ceremonial clothes as they wait for the cremation of their parents, both of whom died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3016c8258a0646e5844a9e57b05ce4cc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Children wear ceremonial clothes as they wait for the cremation of their parents, both of whom died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan Men lower a coffin into a grave pit to bury a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c771d047ace649d7a6580df37499d391/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Men lower a coffin into a grave pit to bury a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan A man stands next to piles of wood arranged for the mass cremation of people, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/92362cae468540039c9126473319a45a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man stands next to piles of wood arranged for the mass cremation of people, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan A relative of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cries at home in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d896b215ebc4479a883dc7b350f5f8da/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A relative of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cries at home in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan A relative of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cries over a casket containing his body, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/275fa3f84d1c4ef9bc681d53f1456c81/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A relative of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cries over a casket containing his body, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan A relative of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cries over a casket containing his body in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5a83c973e3ad4327b1a99a02f17b3d76/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A relative of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cries over a casket containing his body in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan Relatives of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, walk in a funeral procession for his burial in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3bcbc6d9a5844a908d937de856984866/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Relatives of a man, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, walk in a funeral procession for his burial in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan A boy with his head shaved lights the funeral pyre of his father, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/35338b0c1c07443cbf21de752ab79945/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A boy with his head shaved lights the funeral pyre of his father, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan Funeral pyres burn at a mass cremation for people, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e6dfe25281244bcaa319f512afb54b93/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Funeral pyres burn at a mass cremation for people, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan A boy with his head shaved prays before lighting the funeral pyre of his father, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e082fa6cc9ed4a8cb87d0098b8d47347/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A boy with his head shaved prays before lighting the funeral pyre of his father, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)
![R. Parthibhan Relatives of a person, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cry, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5476906365fb4194963dc01e9d97c8b4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Relatives of a person, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor, cry, in Kallakurichi district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India, Thursday, June 20, 2024. The state's chief minister M K Stalin said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan)