John Abraham Slams Celebs For Supporting ₹45000 Crore Pan Masala Industry: You’re Selling Death

John Abraham has always been vocal about fitness and promoting healthy living. The actor has now called out celebrities who endorse products like pan masala while refraining from it themselves. Without naming anyone, He accused such people of “selling death”.

John Abraham calls out celebrities who endorse pan masala

In a recent interview, John Abraham claimed that he lives the kind of life he preaches. He added that if he promotes something that he does not follow, people will ‘spot it’. Citing this example, he led on to the topic of celebrities endorsing pan masala despite not using them.

Talking to Ranveer Allahabadia, John Abraham shared, “If I live my life with honesty, and if I practice what I preach, then I’m a role model. But if I’m presenting a fake version of myself in the public and behaving like a different person behind their back, they’ll spot it."

He added, “People talk about fitness, and the same people endorse paan masala. I love all my actor friends and I’m not disrespecting any of them. I want to make it clear that I’m talking about myself. But I will not sell death, because it’s a matter of principle. Do you know that the yearly turnover for the paan masala industry is Rs 45,000 crore? This means that even the government is supporting it, and that’s why it isn’t illegal.” He asked, "You’re selling death. How can you live with it?”

When Akshay Kumar apologised for endorsing pan masala

Months ago Akshay Kumar was on the receiving end of flak when he stepped on to endorse a popular pan masala brand. The actor's fans accused him of promoting the harmful substance despite promoting healthy living. Taking to this X (formerly Twitter) account, "These ads were shot on 13th October, 2021. I have not had anything to do with the brand ever since I publicly announced the discontinuation of the endorsement. They can legally run the already shot ads till the end of next month."