DMK leader MK Stalin protested in Chennai after the Tamil Nadu government re-opened liquor shops in the state amid the Covid-19 lockdown.
Liquor shops were ordered to be shut but were reopened after 43 days.
MK Stalin was seen wearing black while protesting from outside his Chennai residence.
Meanwhile, people queued up outside state-run liquor shops on Thursday.
The government had ordered shops to open everywhere except Chennai.
Shops inside containment zones were also barred from opening.