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Call to ban sale of tobacco products

Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former judge of the Kerala High Court K. Narayana Kurup has called for banning the sale of all kinds of tobacco products through kiosks in the State to contain the use of cigarettes, pan masala and other tobacco products.

Inaugurating the WHO-funded Tobacco cessation clinic at the Regional Cancer Centre on the occasion of the observance of World No-Tobacco Day on Tuesday, Mr. Narayana Kurup said the Secretary, Local Administration Department, could issue an order prohibiting the sale of tobacco products.

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