{"id":250730,"date":"2025-03-03T13:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/drug-menace-in-kerala-now-becoming-extremely-serious-shashi-tharoor-calls-for-united-effort-to-address-the-issue\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:15:16","slug":"drug-menace-in-kerala-now-becoming-extremely-serious-shashi-tharoor-calls-for-united-effort-to-address-the-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/03\/drug-menace-in-kerala-now-becoming-extremely-serious-shashi-tharoor-calls-for-united-effort-to-address-the-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Drug menace in Kerala now becoming extremely serious&#8221;: Shashi Tharoor calls for united effort to address the issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118686622,imgsize-21708.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8220;Drug menace in Kerala now becoming extremely serious&#8221;: Shashi Tharoor calls for united effort to address the issue\" title=\"&#8220;Drug menace in Kerala now becoming extremely serious&#8221;: Shashi Tharoor calls for united effort to address the issue\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"13\"><a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor on Monday expressed concern over the growing drug menace in <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kerala\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerala<\/a>, calling for a united effort to address the issue. He emphasized the need for collaboration between the state and central governments to identify sources of supply and to punish suppliers and sellers.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1-->&#8220;The drug menace in Kerala is now becoming extremely serious. It&#8217;s an issue I have raised in Parliament, and I have not had a satisfactory response from the authorities. We need to have a war on drugs in Kerala. We need a very serious consciousness-raising effort which unites all religions and political parties&#8230; We need the state government to collaborate with the Central government to identify the sources of supply,&#8221; said Tharoor.<\/p>\n<p>Tharoor has proposed a multi-pronged approach to address the issue. He advocated for a &#8220;war on drugs&#8221; in Kerala, with a focus on consciousness-raising efforts that unite people across religions and political parties. The MP also appealed to the public to come forward and report instances of drug abuse. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must encourage friends of students who are into drugs to come forward. They are wrong if they think they are being loyal to their friend by protecting their wrongdoing&#8230; The people that need to be punished are the suppliers and the sellers,&#8221; said Tharoor.<\/p>\n<p>Tharoor&#8217;s concerns are not unfounded. With high unemployment rates, many young people in Kerala are turning to drugs as a distraction from their struggles. The temptation is growing, and the consequences are devastating.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/>&#8220;Unfortunately, with very high unemployment, the temptation for young people to look for distractions including drugs, seems to be growing&#8230;,&#8221; said Tharoor.Kerala, known for its lush green landscapes and serene backwaters, is facing a growing threat &#8211; the drug menace. 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