Kids, BJP MLC is right! Momos are dangerous

For years we have been wrong. What we thought was a fluffy white ball of wholesome goodness is more insidious than anything we could have imagined. Momos are worse than drugs and alcohol.

Ramesh Arora, a member of legislative council and a BJP member from Jammu is our new saviour. Arora has declared a war on momos, a north-eastern delicacy that is the staple street food in many Indian cities.

According to a report in the National Herald, Arora, during a seminar in Jammu - attended by senior members of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, doctors and academics besides officials from the municipal corporation, Drug and Food Control department and the district administration -  said, “Our teenagers are getting addicted to the dumplings like drugs. It’s spoiling their health. We have to stop it.”

He also warned people to be wary of “foreigners including Bangladeshi and Burmese” engaged in the momo business. That makes sense; after all, it is always the good-for-nothing foreigners who force pure and pious Indians to take drugs.

“Momos have been found to be the root cause of several life-threatening diseases, including cancer of the intestine,” he said, adding that, “Momo is a killer and we cannot allow a killer to grow in a civilised society. Ajinomoto is dangerous for health.”

And he is right. DailyO has unearthed earth-shattering evidence of the same. In a series of photos below, we shall demonstrate, just how bad, momos can be to the otherwise pristine lifestyle of the urban youth. Be warned: some of the images are extremely graphic.

A youngster casually injecting momos into his veins. [Photo: DailyO]

Snorting momos is just one of the things kids these days are addicted to. [Photo: DailyO]

Some youngsters prefer swallowing momos, which is less dangerous than injecting it, but harmful all the same. [Photo: DailyO]

Scottish youngsters in the 80's indulging in momo abuse is proof of how long we have been ignoring this disturbing trend. [Photo: DailyO]

Smoking momos also causes lung cancer. [Photo: DailyO]

Look at the kind of damage momos can do to a healthy person. Don't consume momos. [Photo: DailyO]

American druglords mass manufacturing momos for distribution in India. [Photo: DailyO]

Some may think alcoholism is bad, but it nothing compared to what momos can do to you. [Photo: DailyO]

If you are still not aware of the dangers momos pose to our lifestyle, you might want to read this:

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