Keralam Minister calls on students to join fight against drug abuse

General Education Minister N. Samsudheen giving away the prize to the winner of the children’s parliament competition organised by VISWAS at Collectorate conference hall, Palakkad, on Monday evening. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah

General Education Minister N. Samsudheen has called on students to join the fight against drug abuse, warning that the menace threatens not only individual lives but also the growth of society and its cultural values.

He was speaking after inaugurating the concluding ceremony of a district-level children’s parliament competition organised by Victims Information, Sensitisation, Welfare and Assistance Society (VISWAS) and State Bank of India as part of the State government’s anti-drug campaign, Operation Toofan, here on Monday.