Toddy is not a drink which is injurious to health, says KPCC chief Ramesh Chennithala. Where from he got this information? Is there any scientific backing for his finding? The eighteen percent alcohol content in pure toddy is injurious to health and it will affect drunkard's liver. If not harmful what is the need for erecting a board showing"consumption of liquor is injurious to health" before all the toddy shops in Kerala?
It is not pure toddy but poisoned toddy is sold in all shops of Kerala and its harmful effect is beyond any count.
If one claims toddy industry has saved many families, then the same industry has ruined families ten times. The hereditary industry of Kerala can be saved by making diverse products out of toddy. Direct consumption is not the only use of toddy.
K A Solaman
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