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Anti-tobacco activists, health experts appeal to Prime Minister 

i-tobacco activists, health experts and youth representatives have appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to implement from June 1 the notification making mandatory the depiction of pictorial warning labels on tobacco products.

In a memorandum submitted to Dr. Singh, the activists -- under the banner of the Advocacy Forum for Tobacco Control -- said that they were distressed that the Government was reconsidering the law and a group of Ministers had been asked to discuss the issue before the notification was implemented.

A huge misinformation campaign is now being launched by a section of the tobacco industry to undermine this measure by using media channels and lobby groups.

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