Anbumani Ramadoss

thumb| We will teach people to fish, rather than provide them fish. We will bring schemes that will create jobs. Anbumani Ramadoss (born 9 October 1968) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu belonging to the Pattali Makkal Katchi party. He served as the Health Minister of India from 2004 to 2009. Quotes India will be another Africa, if left to itself. At the launch of an AIDS control campaign, as quoted in "'AIDS threat can make India another Africa'", Rediff (18 October 2005) In our country, we do sex. But we don't want to talk about it and that is why we have a billion population. On the protests against sex education in India, as quoted in "The great Indian sex debate", BBC News (20 August 2007) I don't care who is with me. I want this ban to be implemented because as a doctor I believe that more than any medium, films influence impressionable minds. After banning portrayal of smoking in films, as quoted in "Statutory warning", India Today (10 October 2005) Section 377 of IPC, which criminalizes men who have sex with men, must go. On a law that criminalise homosexuality in India, as quoted in "Legalise homosexuality: Ramadoss", The Times of India (9 August 2008) We definitely condemn the incident where women were attacked, but the pub culture must stop. It is because of this that youth in the country have taken to drinking in a big way. On the 2009 Mangalore pub attack, as quoted in "Pub culture against Indian ethos, must stop: Ramadoss", The Times of India (30 January 2009) We will teach people to fish, rather than provide them fish. We will bring schemes that will create jobs. Announcing his candidature for the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, as quoted in "Anbumani projects himself as CM candidates, seeks vote for change", The Times of India (13 July 2015) External links Category:Politicians from India Category:Living people Category:Government ministers of India Category:Health ministers Category:1968 births