Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, who is gearing up for the release of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ met the  Hooch tragedy victims at the Kallakurichi Medical College in Tamil Nadu. The death toll has risen to 56, according to the district administration's report. 

After meeting the victims, Kamal, during an interaction with ANI shared, "...These victims will have to understand they have exceeded their limit and they have been careless. They have to be careful. They have to take care of their health. My request to government would be to create psychiatric centres which will counsel them... It has to be occasional drinking, social drinking if at all. But they must understand that exceeding the limit in any form be it sugar or anything is bad..."