In Photos: CM Vijay participates in Drug Free Tamil Nadu campaign

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay led a state-wide anti-drug pledge and campaign at City College on Tuesday, urging people, particularly students, to work together to tackle the drug menace in the state (Source: Photo by PTI)

He administered a pledge on the occasion, focusing on personal responsibility, family protection, rehabilitation support, and state growth (Source: Photo by PTI)

The pledge commits individuals to avoid drug use, guide others away from addiction, support rehabilitation efforts, and actively aid the government in eliminating illegal substances in Tamil Nadu (Source: Photo by PTI)

A large number of people undertook e-pledge through the Drug-Free Tamil Nadu portal, an official said (Source: Photo by PTI)

The state government has set up a specialised Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) with branches at the district level (Source: Photo by PTI)

The government had also introduced "Drug-Free Tamil Nadu App" allowing both students and teachers to anonymously report illicit drug activities in the vicinity (Source: Photo by PTI)

Youth volunteer groups have been trained to secure school environments and run localised peer-to-peer anti-drug campaigns (Source: Photo by PTI)

A few months ago, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay flagged off the “Start Run, Stop Drugs” awareness marathon, administered an anti-drug pledge to participants and also took part in the 6-km run (Source: Photo by PTI)