New Delhi: Even as activists wer up in arms over reports that the Centre's proposed move to ban sale of loose cigarettes is likely to be put on hold, a cancer survivor has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoping for strong initiatives to reduce smoking among people.  

A former Customs Commissioner from Mumbai, who lost speech and a part of his tongue due to throat cancer after prolong tobacco use, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking ban on loose cigarettes.