AIADMK coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Friday urged the public to follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s example when it came to maintaining physical health.
“We should take Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a role model and do physical exercise and yoga. We should essentially do this to lead a healthy lifestyle,” Mr. Panneerselvam said, during the inauguration of the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre.
Mr. Panneerselvam’s praise for the Prime Minister came as a surprise to some sections of the AIADMK, since party leaders like M. Thambi Durai have of late been vocal in their criticism of the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha election.
Risk factors
The Deputy Chief Minister said that lifestyle changes, lack of physical activity, uncontrolled diet, untimely food, work burden, depression and environmental pollution were the reasons behind the rising prevalence of cancer, adding that the disease could be conquered by taking precautionary measures.
“We should realise that various kinds of cancer, if detected in the initial stages, could be cured, and [people] should go for a complete physical check up and take appropriate medical treatment,” he said. Mr. Thambi Durai, and state Ministers were among those present in the audience.