Which of the following statements is correct in reference to the anti arrack movement?

Statement 01: Women in Madras came together in spontaneous local initiatives to protest against arrack and forced the closure of the wine shop in 1992.

Statement 02: The slogan of the anti-arrack movement was simple — "prohibition on the sale of property".

Both Statements are false

The correct answer is Option 4 - Both Statements are false

Statement 01: Women in Madras came together in spontaneous local initiatives to protest against arrack and forced the closure of the wine shop in 1992.

Statement 02: The slogan of the anti-arrack movement was simple — "prohibition on the sale of property".

Correction in the incorrect statements:

Statement 01: Women in NELLORE district of ANDHRA PRADESH came together in spontaneous local initiatives to protest against arrack and forced the closure of the wine shop in 1992.

Statement 02: The slogan of the anti-arrack movement was simple — "prohibition on the sale of arrack".

Anti-arrack movement:

Women in Nellore came together in spontaneous local initiatives to protest against arrack and forced closure of the wine shop. The news spread fast and women of about 5000 villages got inspired and met together in meetings, passed resolutions for imposing prohibition and sent them to the District Collector. The arrack auctions in Nellore district were postponed 17 times. This movement in Nellore District slowly spread all over the State.

The slogan of the anti-arrack movement was simple — prohibition on the sale of arrack. But this simple demand touched upon larger social, economic and political issues of the region that affected women’s life. A close nexus between crime and politics was established around the business of arrack.