The City Unit of the Communist Party of India has urged the district administration to close down 22 TASMAC shops which are located close to educational institutions, places of worship and highways in and around the city.

In a representation to the District Collector, K.Suresh, City Secretary, CPI, listed the 22 shops identified by the party, including at places such as the Chathram Bus Stand, Big Bazaar Street, West Boulevard Road, Mela Chinthamani, Singarathope, Palakkarai, Junction, Karumandapam, Edamalaipattipudur, Marakkadai, Woraiyur and Central Bus Stand, apart from a few shops along the Tiruchi-Thanjavur and Tiruchi-Pudukottai highways.

He urged the authorities to close the shops at the earliest and redeploy the employees to other shops.