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Jump to full article: The Times of India, 2008-03-21
Intro: After filmstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, it is now West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's turn to face Health Minister A Ramadoss' ire (Watch) for smoking in public.
Reacting to Bhattacharjee's admission on Tuesday that he would continue to smoke in his office, despite a blanket ban on smoking at state secretariat, Ramadoss said, "As a leader, he should set an example for others."
Ramadoss added that about 70.2% of men in West Bengal smoke, with eastern India being one of the worst-hit regions as far as tobacco consumption was concerned.
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