Popularity was never my goal; what matters is public health: Tukaram Mundhe

Popularity was never my goal, what matters is public health: Tukaram Mundhe

Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, in the limelight for his sweeping food-safety crackdown across the state, has said that public health, and not personal popularity, is what matters most to him. Asked if his celebrity-like status following the aggressive food safety crackdown across the state is a distraction, Mundhe said, "It is not a distraction. Popularity was never my goal." "What matters to me are issues like public health. This is not about Tukaram Mundhe. This is about India a…