Make Oct 2 145;World No Alcohol Day146;: Ramadoss

Calling alcohol a grave threat to India and a mother of all problems, Ramadoss has long been requesting to stop on-screen consumption of alcohol which, according to him, encourages youngsters to take to drinking. 8220;It8217;s the gravest issue and will become even more evil. About 6 million people below 30 years of age are at risk. A Framework Convention on Alcohol Control, similar to the one for tobacco, is expected to be introduced during the Assembly,8221; he added.

Recently, the Health Minister also asked the I 038; B Ministry to stop surrogate advertisements and urged political leaders to come out with their views on the alcohol policy. According to him, under Article 47 of the Constitution, alcohol has to be prohibited. However, besides four states 8212; J038;K, Gujarat, Mizoram and Manipur8212; no other state has any anti-alcohol policy.

Junk food is another concern of Ramadoss as he recently asked all states to withdraw it from school canteens. 8220;We will see what the other countries are doing and exchange our views,8221; he said.

Besides, 8220;we will be sharing bird flu samples with other countries8221;.