Pan Masala Not Good For Health:Govt's Messg to Gauri, Kajol & Mala

We know that our stars sometimes endorse pan masala products, which are harmful to the general health. The Delhi government thus took the initiative to mail actors such as SRK, Govinda, Ajay Devgn, Govinda, Arbaaz Khan and Sunny Leone explaining the harmful effects of some of the products they endorse. However, when they did not receive any response from the stars, the government went ahead and wrote to their wives Gauri Khan, Kajol, Sunita, and Malaika!

Arbaaz Khan, who was not thrilled with this, said, "I don't understand what kind of persuasion this is. Writing to my wife, my brother or father is not the way to go about it. I am endorsing the product, not my wife. If the government has an issue with it, they should write to me. I never received any letter from the government in the first place. If they are saying they sent it, maybe it didn't come to my notice as I have been travelling. Had I known this earlier I would have definitely adhered to their request. When I signed the contract with the brand, I was told that the product only has natural ingredients that are not harmful. I have certain commitments and I have been merely following them. There is no harm in following what the government has asked us to do and when it is time for my contract to be renewed, I will keep this in mind."

Dr SK Arora, additional director (health), Delhi Government, said, "Two months back we had posted letters to six celebrities who have been endorsing pan masala, requesting them to not do so in the larger interest of public health. There is enough scientific evidence to show that even though supari (areca nut) does not contain tobacco, it does cause cancer. We only got a response from Sunny Leone where she said that she did not know that supari causes cancer and that she will not take up fresh contracts for pan masala. Since the other five actors did not respond, we decided to post letters to their wives urging them to ask their husband to not endorse pan masala. It's a humble appeal to them."

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