It’s health hazard, of course, but there’s another reason why Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is working hard to curb chewing tobacco! The story dates back to 1975 when he was a Youth Congress leader.
The minister said a friend from Bhopal once gave him a betel leaf laced with tobacco after a conference here. “I had never had it before and when I chewed I was down within minutes. My head was reeling and I was feeling giddy for two days. That was my first and last experience with tobacco.”
No wonder, he speaks of bringing in legislation to control the consumption of tobacco.
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