The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine of the Tamil Nadu government has conveyed to former Union Minister and PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss that the proposal for banning gutkha and paan masala in Tamil Nadu is under active consideration of the State government.

Replying to the letter of the former Union Minister, director of Public Health said that appropriate action was being taken to ban these health hazardous tobacco products in the State.