Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 20 (HBTV): The death toll in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district of people, who allegedly consumed illicit liquor, has increased to 29, officials said on Thursday.

"Twenty nine are confirmed dead," Kallkurichi District Collector MS Prashanth said today.

Reports said more than 60 people have been hospitalized in the incident. 

According to sources, a total of 107 people have been admitted in the Kallakurichi government Medical college Hospital out of which 59 people were referred to hospital in other places such as Salem, Villupuram, and Puducherry. 

Out of the 29 deaths 18 people were reported dead from the Kalllakurichi Government Medical Hospital while 11 were reported dead from other hospitals. 

Fifteen people were admitted to the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research the previous night.

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday evening transferred the District Collector Sravan Kumar Jatavath and placed under suspension the Superintendent of Police Samay Singh Meena. 

According to the state’s government, MS Prasanth was been appointed the new district collector and Rajat Chaturvedi the new superintendent of police. 

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has slammed the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government in the state. 

Palaniswami also demanded the resignation of DMK chief and state Chief Minister MK Stalin over the incident.      

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.