MK Stalin<\/strong>, expressed sadness about cases of suicide due to money lost in online rummy. He urged legislators to pass the bill, arguing that it was a bill passed “not only with the mind but also with the heart.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to G2G, he said, “We might have a difference of opinions in ideologies and politics, but no one with a heart can have a difference of opinion over gambling that kills people.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added: “This bill will be again sent to the governor. We may have political differences, but lives are involved in online gambling.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The state government has the right to take care of people. Union Minister Anurag Thakur himself has told Parliament that the state government has the right to bring a law against online gambling in response to a question asked by DMK MP SR Parthiban.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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