“Beer Is A Health Drink And I Can Prove It,” Says Andhra Pradesh Minister

The weekend has come a bit early this week! Because apparently, beer is a healthy drink and I am convinced I should be having it today. I think I should be taking it in good quantities with breakfast, lunch and dinner. And consume portions while working too. No, seriously!

Before you call out my compulsive need of alcohol as a problem, I need to tell you that I am not the one volunteering the health benefits of beer. It’s Andhra Pradesh’s excise minister.

Minister K S Jawahar, in a television interview, couldn’t help but almost gush about the health benefits of beer. He was in fact, ready to prove it to the world! He said –

“Who said beer is not a health drink? I am ready to prove it’s a health drink. Come to me, and I will prove that beer is healthy. How can I prove it in a television debate?”

 

Mr. Jawahar also said that it is definitely a healthy drink because it has lesser percentage of alcohol. His party is going around promoting beer and he believes that the Government should do it too.

“We cannot change people’s drinking habits but we can at least try to make available drinks that have less alcohol.”

Mr. Jawahar’s interview has gone viral and has attracted a lot of backlash for obvious reasons.

But you can go ahead and beer-up your Wednesday, I’m on my way too. Cheers!

News Source: Times of India

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