Majority members of Kerala youth organisations are drunkards: Excise minister MV Govindan
2 min readBy Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an announcement that’s prone to stir a hornet’s nest, Kerala Excise minister MV Govindan on Sunday claimed {that a} majority of youths within the state who work in numerous youth and pupil organisations and spearhead anti-alcoholism campaigns are themselves, alcoholics.
Those who’re concerned in consciousness campaigns ought to have self-awareness, Govindan mentioned whereas inaugurating an occasion as a part of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
The minister mentioned a powerful consciousness is the necessity of the hour to forestall the unhealthy tendency amongst youths. He mentioned that consciousness ought to be created with utmost sincerity and the student-youth organisations might do this with conviction.
“Recently, we tried to create awareness with the help of youth organisations. But a closer look revealed that a good number of youth in the organisations are alcoholics.”
He additionally identified that Kerala has develop into a hub of medication. “Huge quantity of drugs reach Kerala though the sea. Recently, drugs worth Rs 1,500 crore were seized from a boat in a sea off Kochi coast, ” he mentioned.
Apart from Kerala, there are reviews of medication being smuggled by sea to neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
He mentioned he didn’t anticipate younger individuals to take part within the marketing campaign towards alcohol and medicines. “Although the number of alcoholics is declining, the number of alcoholics in youth and student organisations is increasing. I am not saying this with the intention of targeting anyone, ” Govindan added.
He mentioned those that take up the duty of sensitizing society ought to first develop into conscious of the hazards of intoxicants.
Meanwhile, reviews mentioned that particular week-long programmes has been deliberate in Ernakulam to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse.
