During his stint as the Union minister of health and family welfare, he strongly opposed alcohol and declared that he would strive hard to eliminate this menace as it was affecting large number of people in the country.
During his stint as the Union minister of health and family welfare, Anbumani took stringent controls on both tobacco and alcohol. He strongly opposed alcohol and declared that he would strive hard to eliminate this menace as it was affecting large parts of people of the country.