The posters of Ajith’s Aasal have former Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss fuming! The posters and cut-outs outside the theatres which are releasing the film on Friday have Ajith smoking a cigar!
Anbumani has sent a mail to Ajith saying- “Every year, nearly 10 lakh people in the country are diagnosed with tobacco-related ailments, while on average 2,500 people die everyday because of consuming tobacco products. Hence I request you to delete smoking scenes from your movie.”
Citing a study which found that 52 percent of the young smokers are influenced by watching their heroes smoking on screen, Anbumani wanted the scenes to be deleted. Pasumai Thayagam an NGO headed by Anbumani’s wife Sowmaya has already picketed theatres planning to release the film in Chennai city.
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