Faithfuls swear to fight drugs on Eid

'SAY no to drugs' was a refrain at functions organised by Muslim religious organisations to mark Eid-ul-Fitr across the state on Monday.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Malappuram

The Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF), under the EK faction of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama (Samastha), and the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) organised statewide initiatives against drug abuse.

The Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (SYS) Malappuram East District Committee, under the Samastha AP faction, launched a campaign targeting the rising threat of alcohol and drug abuse cases at 652 unit centres across Malappuram.

Hundreds took anti-drugs pledges in various mahalls across the state as part of the KNM state committee's campaign. The state-level inauguration was held at the Eidgah ground of Chaliyam Umbichi Haji School in Kozhikode.