The Coonoor Consumer Protection Association has called on the State government to close down a government-run bar in Selas near Coonoor in The Nilgiris.In their petition to the government, the association’s president, S. Manogaran, said that they submitted their petition to the tahsildar in Coonoor. The secretary of the association, B. Haldorai, said that people purchasing alcohol from the liquor shops in Vandisholai were boarding buses in an inebriated condition and were making other passengers, including school and college students, feel unsafe.The association called on the government to pass orders to stop inebriated passengers from boarding the buses. They also urged the government to issue orders to close the bar in Selas. Published - June 23, 2026 07:14 pm IST