President Murmu urges film stars not to endorse health-harming products

President Murmu urges film stars not to endorse health-harming products

At the National Film Awards, President Droupadi Murmu urged film stars not to endorse products harmful to health. She said celebrities influence young people and also called for more women on juries and social security for workers.

President Murmu exhorts celebs to not endorse ‘harmful products’

Even as the issue of Maharashtra FDA’s notice to three Bollywood stars featuring in Vimal Elaichi ads simmers in legal corridors over issues relating to surrogate advertising of tobacco and similar products, India’s President Droupadi Murmu yesterday may have lent indirect support to such government actions by appealing to celebrities to avoid endorsing harmful products. […]

President Murmu Urges Celebs Against Harmful Endorsements

President Droupadi Murmu urged film celebrities at the 72nd National Film Awards to avoid endorsing health-harming products, increase women on juries, and improve workforce welfare.