Should tea be declared a national drink? -Governance Now

Should tea be declared a national drink?

GN Bureau | April 25, 2012

Planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia's wants tea to be declared a national drink. The idea was welcomed during the Assam Tea Planters' Association platinum jubilee celebrations recently. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi had also submitted a memorandum to prime minister Manmohan Singh regarding the same. Ahluwalia believes tea is the only industry associated with our national movement. The first Assamese tea planter Maniram Dewan revolted against the British during the revolt of 1857. But India’s biggest cooperative dairy Amul has reservations against the idea. It contends that milk is the drink which is consumed by people of all age groups. It is a healthy drink and should be promoted.

Do you think tea, and not milk, should be declared a national drink?

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