Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Malayalam Singers Join Kerala’s Anti-Drug Campaign With Album
Kerala is running a campaign called Operation Toofan to fight illegal drugs.
Famous Malayalam singers made a special music album to support this campaign.
The album is called ‘Toofan ki Awaaz’.
K J Yesudas, K S Chitra and M G Sreekumar sang on it.
It was released at a press club in Thiruvananthapuram.
The album will be available to the public soon.
Police said they had arrested many people and seized several kinds of drugs.
Police and schools have also held awareness classes and counseling sessions about the dangers of drugs.
K J Yesudas, K S Chitra and M G Sreekumar contributed songs to the album ‘Toofan ki Awaaz’.
The album supports Kerala’s anti-narcotics campaign, Operation Toofan, and was released at a press club in Thiruvananthapuram.
The album was jointly produced by Global Kerala Initiative-Keraleeyam and is expected to become available to the public soon.
Police said 12,384 people had been arrested and 11,498 cases registered under Operation Toofan since June 2.
Authorities reported seizures of MDMA, cannabis, brown sugar and cannabis plants, alongside thousands of awareness and counseling sessions.
- Who
- Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, prominent Malayalam singers, Global Kerala Initiative-Keraleeyam and Kerala Police.
- What
- A music album titled ‘Toofan ki Awaaz’ was created to support the anti-narcotics campaign Operation Toofan.
- When
- The announcement was made on September 24, and the album was released the previous day; Operation Toofan began on June 2.
- Where
- The album was released at a press club in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala; the police campaign covers the state.
- Why
- To support public awareness and action against the drug menace.
- Album
- ‘Toofan ki Awaaz’
- Campaign
- Operation Toofan
- Singers
- K J Yesudas, K S Chitra and M G Sreekumar
- Arrests
- 12,384 people since June 2
- Cases
- 11,498 cases, including 60 cases involving 62 arrests on the reported Wednesday
- Drug seizures
- More than 24 kg of MDMA, 1,536.018 kg of cannabis, 766.309 grams of brown sugar and 3,024 cannabis plants
- Awareness efforts
- 10,128 police awareness classes, 829 counseling sessions and nearly 7,000 school- and college-led programmes