Iodine for all

Chillao, chillao! Tere ghar me maa behen nahin hain kya?

Dr. Anubumani Ramadoss, our Hon'ble Minister for Health and Family welfare could give Amrish Puri a run for his money.

Dr. Ramadoss hails from a family of doctors. He attended Madras Medical College. It is a mute point whether he used the OBC quota to secure his admission. His biodata lists his profession as Medical Practitioner. Contrast this with the official biodata of Sri Arjun Singh, who lists his profession as Agriculturist/Farmer. Incidentally Arjun Singh is also a B.A., LL.B. Educated at Allahabad University and Agra University.

Dr. Ramadoss has three daughters. As a progressive citizen and a national leader for Family Welfare, shouldn't he set an example in family planning and more importantly in rejecting preference for a male child? Well, we should not speculate on that one, after all accidents do happen.

In the recent times, Dr. Ramadoss has been providing a helping hand to his colleague, Hon'ble Minister for Social Justice Smt. Meira Kumar. Among other things, he vehemently opposes the creamy layer provision.

"There is no mention of creamy layer in the Constitution and we follow the law of the land," he told a private TV channel.

So, what makes him an expert on economic policies?

Attended the course on Introductory Macro Economics at the London School of Economics (L.S.E.) in 2003 (scroll down to the very bottom).

Among his stellar achievements is a push for increasing Iodine consumption in India.

ON June 15, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss declared the re-imposition of the ban on the sale of non-iodised salt meant for human consumption.

Well, Hon'ble minister, we will need lots of Iodine after your quota salvos albeit in a different form.