In reiteration of his stance, Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has again warned film stars not to promote products harmful to public health.
Mudhe said he shared President Droupadi Murmu’s recent appeal to film stars not to endorse such products.
She urged celebrities not to endorse products that can harm public health, adding that celebs ‘have a powerful influence on young minds’. No commercial interest can take precedence over public health. So I am looking at them as violators of the law, and the law will take its own course. That’s why we have started taking action. We have taken this action as per the law.”
In her address at the 72nd National Film Awards, held at a ceremony in Gujarat’s Kevadia, President Murmu said that when successful film artists speak about the benefits of a disciplined lifestyle, millions of children and young people emulate them “A true star is one who spreads light, not darkness,” the President said. Adding that ‘no one is above the law’, the FDA chief said, “Influence must never become a licence to promote what may harm public health. Speaking to NDTV, Mundhe had said, “According to you they may be stars, but according to me they are only advertisers in this case.
