Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay leads mass anti-drug pledge for students
The leader of Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Vijay, invited school students to a big meeting in Chennai.
At the meeting, everyone made a special promise called an anti-drug pledge.
The promise says they will never use drugs and will help their friends and family stay away from them too.
They also promised to help people who are sick from drugs get better with the support of recovery programs.
The government wants to make Tamil Nadu a place with no drugs at all.
They are giving money to schools to teach students about the dangers of drugs.
They made a mobile app so students and teachers can quietly tell police about people selling drugs nearby.
Special police teams have been formed to catch people who make or sell drugs.
People from all over the state could also make the promise online.
The Chief Minister believes everyone must work together because catching bad people is not enough on its own.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay administered a mass anti-drug pledge to school students gathered in Chennai on Tuesday (August 11).
The pledge commits students to avoid drugs, protect friends and family, help victims rehabilitate, and cooperate with the government against narcotics.
The 2026-27 budget allocates Rs.7 crore for school-level anti-drug initiatives and Rs.70 crore for rehabilitation of people recovering from substance abuse.
New measures include 65 STING special task forces with over 2,200 personnel, a 24x7 helpline (10581), and the Drug-Free Tamil Nadu mobile app for anonymous reporting.
Vijay felicitated police personnel and showed seized drugs being incinerated in Chengalpet, Coimbatore, Thanjavur and Tirunelvelu; a district-level Anti-Narcotics Task Force was also established.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, school students from across the state, police personnel and youth volunteers
- What
- A mass anti-drug pledge and rollout of anti-narcotics initiatives, including the Drug-Free Tamil Nadu mobile app
- When
- Tuesday, August 11, during the first Budget session of the TVK government
- Where
- A city college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu; drug incineration shown in Chengalpet, Coimbatore, Thanjavur and Tirunelvelu districts
- Why
- To eliminate drug abuse and trafficking and build a 'Drug-free Tamil Nadu' through enforcement, prevention, rehabilitation and public participation
- Chief Minister
- Joseph Vijay (52-year-old actor-turned-politician)
- Event
- Mass anti-drug pledge in Chennai
- When
- Tuesday, August 11
- School-level anti-drug budget
- Rs.7 crore (2026-27 estimates)
- Rehabilitation fund
- Rs.70 crore
- STING force
- 65 task forces with over 2,200 personnel
- Helpline
- 10581 (24x7)
- Mobile app
- Drug-Free Tamil Nadu app for anonymous reporting
