Chennithala leads walkathon against drugs
He was speaking after flagging off the sixth edition of Proud Kerala's Walk Against Drugs, a walkathon led by Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on the Alappuzha beach on Sunday. Mr. Venugopal called for steps to make college campuses and schools drug-free.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Deepa Dasmunshi delivered an anti-drug message.
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