Bhubaneswar, June 16: After a post claiming that the state government would impose a ban on both Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and country liquor from August 15 went viral on social media, Odisha government cleared the air and refuted the claim terming it as ‘fake’.
Following confusion among people due to the post, the I & PR Department took to its official ‘X’ handle and issued a clarification stating the news to be fake and advised people to refrain from spreading such false rumors.
“Be aware of such fake news circulating on social media. Always focus on information provided by official sources. Please refrain from spreading such false rumors. It is illegal,” said the I & PR Department.