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Science & Health

Madin Academy initiative to provide free addiction treatment for 50 people

Source: The Hindu · 28 Sep 2026, 18:00 UTC
Madin Academy initiative to provide free addiction treatment for 50 people
Image: The Hindu · original report

Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has launched an anti-drug initiative with the Madin Institute of Mental Health and Rehabilitation under the State’s Operation Toofan. The institute will provide free treatment to 50 people seeking help for drug addiction, based on recommendations from the Minister.

Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has launched an anti-drug initiative with the Madin Institute of Mental Health and Rehabilitation under the State government’s Operation Toofan programme. Under the initiative, the institute will provide free treatment to 50 people seeking to overcome drug addiction. Beneficiaries will be selected on the basis of recommendations from the Home Minister.

Madin Academy also agreed to cooperate with the government on anti-drug activities under the project. Chennithala announced the initiative during a visit to the academy in Malappuram on Monday. The Minister was visiting the academy to offer condolences after the death of Fatima Imbichi Beevi, mother of Madin Academy chairman Syed Ibrahim Khaleel Bukhari Thangal.

The academy’s chairman presided over the function, which was attended by students, teachers and representatives of the institution. Chennithala recalled Fatima Imbichi Beevi’s role in raising five scholars who went on to serve society. Students and teachers welcomed him at the academy, while Student Police Cadets offered a salute.

The agreement was exchanged by Chennithala and Bukhari. Other participants included Madin academic director Noufal Kodur, Syed Abdullah Habeebur Rahman Bukhari, Syed Ahmadul Kabeer Bukhari, MLA V.S. Joy, United Democratic Front district convener P.T.

Ajaymohan and Madin global relations director Umar Melmuri. The initiative forms part of the government’s wider anti-drug programme, although the report did not provide details of its duration or eligibility process beyond the recommendation-based treatment arrangement. The event focused on combining rehabilitation support with cooperation between the State government and an educational institution.

The launch comes as Kerala continues to organise activities through Operation Toofan. The source material identifies the free treatment commitment and the academy’s planned cooperation but does not provide figures on drug use, previous treatment programmes or the expected timetable for admitting beneficiaries.

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