These lungs have a right to be free of #Tobacco, tar, #carcinogens and thousands of chemicals. They have a right to #vape #CleanerNicotine because it’s atleast 95% less harmful than #smoking. #EndVapeBan #WVD21 #THR #CommitToQuit

We have sent this letter to health ministry ahead of the crucial global tobacco conference to be held in Panama where key decisions on vaping will be taken. The attachment is a series of excellent evidence briefs, here: https://t.co/Iphlvai7SD #COP10 #COP10FCTC #THRsaveslives

World's top experts quoted in this article caution against WHO's anti-risk reduction stance at FCTC #COP10 in Panama. @PMOIndia @nsitharaman @kharge @mansukhmandviya @digvijaya_28 @apurvaIAS @TOIEditor @mohfw_India https://t.co/bzH39Syk1V

It is unfortunate the court has failed to recognise genuine consumer interest in this litigation and wanted to impose a six-figure penalty for challenging criminalisation of people who have quit smoking through vaping. Our response: 1) We learn this writ was filed to oppose

Tobacco control is fixated on demonizing nicotine when tobacco remains the real villain. Making NRTs prescription-only (especially when >90% of our doctors believe nicotine is carcinogenic) will only worsen cessation rates. What's the real goal? @MoHFW_INDIA @mansukhmandviya

WHO & tobacco control are trying to end nicotine use while more sportspeople, the most health-conscious lot, are consuming it as it can now be had without deadly consequences. @DeptHealthRes https://t.co/HrnI2DYr1g

Thank you @vapers_alliance for highlighting India's misguided tobacco policies where the most deadly bidis are being exempted from higher taxes while users of least harmful vaping are being criminalised. @PMOIndia @nsitharaman @mansukhmandviya https://t.co/vjdk304tyV

Bidis stay poorly taxed despite killing most no. of Indians coz trade is run by politicians. Even ITC, which enjoys monopoly status through govt backing, is unaffected as people don't have choices. Great tobacco policy! @PMOIndia @nsitharaman @MoHFW_INDIA https://t.co/ViFj5OqX0K

After then health minister assured Parliament & @HMOIndia issued circular use/ possession of vapes is NOT banned comes this adhoc criminalization of Indian smokers reducing harm by switching to vaping. @narendramodi @RahulGandhi @MamataOfficial @kharge https://t.co/y65f1FT7oC

Today marks 4 years since India banned safer alternatives to smoking, which has caused immense damage to tobacco control efforts. AVI Board member Kanav Rishi Kumar has a message for vapers, vendors and legislators. (1/3) #endvapeban

Vapes being much safer than smoking is not up for scientific debate. Arguing over precision of 'estimates' (PHE reiterated it in 2020, btw) is just nitpicking. The 'leads to smoking' claim also doesn't hold up: where is the parallel rise in smoking? @mohfw_India @DrBharatippawar

Three stalwarts in tobacco harm reduction (THR) – @Clive_Bates, @swimdaily & @Shapiroharry – make a case for allowing access to safer alternatives in India. @nsitharaman @mansukhmandviya @PiyushGoyal @kharge @ShashiTharoor @MamataOfficial @ArvindKejriwal https://t.co/E49Yqk8RGG

White paper by UK group @CDP_innovation finds startling misconceptions about tobacco harms, and little knowledge of relative risks and safer alternatives. More needs to be done to equip India's 270mn tobacco users with correct information and resources. https://t.co/Um5OlZ128n

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: On 3rd year anniversary of India's terrible #vapeban, AVI will host a discussion on Friday, December 2, at 9pm IST. More details soon.

In context of India's ENDS ban, Prof David Sweanor, Canada, writes: When consumers cannot access information on relative [tobacco] risks, or readily access lower-risk products, there is a failure of basic rights. https://t.co/0ZLtZUDtWE

Tackling tobacco harms by encouraging substitution with less harmful, more effective alternatives can help bring down health and economic burden. Especially beneficial for moderate income nations with stretched resources. https://t.co/gmGZLaP4zX

E-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine-replacement therapy in helping smokers quit | University of Oxford https://t.co/JXNjYO8HKc #SayYesToTHR #EndVapeBan @PMOIndia @narendramodi @mansukhmandviya @DrBharatippawar @ICMRDELHI @FordaIndia @drshalini_icmr @iamvikassheel

Guess WHO is preventing a billion smokers from making informed choices to protect their health? @FCTCofficial @WHO @MikeBloomberg @BloombergDotOrg @BathTR @TobaccoFreeKids @TheUnion @VitalStrat https://t.co/APLdtl9RBp

@vapeindia @AmitShah @HMOIndia @PIBHomeAffairs @mansukhmandviya @MoHFW_INDIA @BSBommai @CMofKarnataka @BlrCityPolice @DgpKarnataka Water logging, potholes, traffic jams, scarcity of clean water and now this. It won't be long before all the tech companies shift out. Bengaluru, your short stint in the limelight is over. Silicon valley has become mud valley.

@randomobserver @AmitShah @HMOIndia @PIBHomeAffairs @mansukhmandviya @MoHFW_INDIA @BSBommai @CMofKarnataka @BlrCityPolice @DgpKarnataka Even our then health minister had clarified this in Parliament, yet the harassment continues. https://t.co/uF5biQ0mxB

Bangalore cops robbed ₹1 lakh ($1230) even though personal use/possession of vapes is NOT banned. Will any authority stop this loot? @AmitShah @HMOIndia @PIBHomeAffairs @mansukhmandviya @mohfw_india @BSBommai @CMofKarnataka @BlrCityPolice @DgpKarnataka https://t.co/dA9Xhk7vc8