Chennithala invokes Narayana Guru’s teachings to stress Toofan message
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala linked the ongoing 'Operation Toofan' anti-drug drive to the teachings of Narayana Guru. The campaign has resulted in over 7,500 arrests as officials aim to eliminate the drug mafia in the region.
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The integration of cultural and spiritual figures into public policy campaigns is a common strategy in Indian governance to build social consensus.
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has said that the ongoing Statewide anti-drug drive, Operation Toofan, was in tune with Narayana Guru’s dream to build a healthy young generation free from the influence of intoxicants.
He was inaugurating ‘Unarvu’, a campaign launched by the SNDP Higher Secondary School at Udayamperoor on Tuesday.
“Guru warned about the dangers of alcohol way before many thought about it. He made a call to society to free itself from the slavery of intoxicants and awaken their consciousness. Guru reminds that no wise person would surrender their consciousness to intoxicants,” Mr. Chennithala said.
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