Actors to join anti-tobacco campaign to save the lives of lakhs

The Delhi government has  asked the actors to join its anti-tobacco campaign to save the lives of lakhs of people who die due to oral cancer every year. The Delhi government has written to Bollywood actors Ajay Devgan, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Govinda, Arbaaz Khan and Sunny Leone, urging them not to endorse 'pan masala' products as they contain areca nuts, a potential cancer-causing I humbly request you to not participate in 'pan masala' or any other similar advertisements which are harming our society especially the younger generations. Rather, I request you to join us in the anti-tobacco campaign to save lakhs of preventable deaths," Arora said in the letter. According to experts, areca nuts, the main ingredient in pan masala, is in the league of caffeine, tobacco and alcohol when it comes to addictive properties and also lead to a high number of cases of submucous fibrosis, which can easily turn cancerous I humbly request you to not participate in 'pan masala' or any other similar advertisements which are harming our society especially the younger generations. Rather, I request you to join us in the anti-tobacco campaign to save lakhs of preventable deaths," Arora said in the letter.

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