In what may sound music to the ears of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, his anti-smoking crusade has won overwhelming support in a survey carried out in the four metros of the country.

A near unanimous majority of Indians, 98 per cent, support prohibition of smoking in public places, including workplaces, restaurants and bars, the survey released by Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) and Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health said.