New Delhi : Sharing his experience in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Naidu said soon after becoming the vice president, he saw an advertisement promising weight loss in 28 days.
Though Naidu had already loss some weight, he decided to give the magic pill a try. He sent Rs 1,230 to the address as mentioned in an advertisement.
“I received a package. But when I opened it, there was a message that I have to pay another 1,000-odd rupee to get the original weight-loss tablet. The message said the company would send me the tablet only after it received the second instalment,” he said. Naidu got suspicious and asked the Ministry of Consumer Affairs to look into it.
The ministry, after a probe, found that the advertisement originated in the US.
“We need to find out a way to curb such advertisements, whether they originate in the US or any other country,” Naidu said.
He took up the issue with the consumer affairs ministry and, after inquiry, it was found that the advertisement was being hosted from the US. “The government must take measures to stop this menace no matter whether the advertisements are originating from the US or any other country,” Naidu said.
