Delhi writes to wives of SRK and Govinda: Ask your husbands not to promote pan masala

March 02, 2016 09:48

The Delhi government urged the wives of four Bollywood actors to ask them to refrain from endorsing pan masala products as these contain areca nuts, a potential cancer causing agent.The request was made in letters to the wives of actors Ajay Devgn, Shah Rukh Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Govinda as they did not respond to the earlier requests by the Delhi health department.

"It is a humble appeal to you for encouraging Shah Rukh Khan not to participate in advertisements of pan masala in larger public health interest," said a letter written to Gauri, Shah Rukh Khan's wife.Similar letters were written to wives of other three actors also.

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