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Instances of gang war and drug trade inside the high security prison at Puzhal should make a good reading for those interested in writing a screenplay for a Kol- lywood thriller, reports Petlee Peter

\u2019m already late. I have a project dea- dline\u2026 Now please do not pester me to have my breakfast.\u201d

\u201cWhat do I do? My company is going through tough times, I am stressed out and my waistline is expanding. I shall nibble on some snacks. Plus, there is coffee/tea avail- able in plenty on my \ufb02oor,\u201d you argue.

If you have been ignorant or negli- gent about having the day\u2019s \ufb01rst meal, it\u2019s high time you stop thinking of ex- cuses. Skipping breakfast is harmful and could result in various dietary disorders, including obesity, not put- ting on weight and acid re\ufb02ux disor- der, to name a few.

Breakfast sets the tone for a healthy and brisk day at work, but for many of us bogged with day-to-day stress and pressure, work becomes the best pre- text, which is where all the trouble with diet starts. You are grouchy, lose the vigour to work and your attention span thins, say doctors.

A majority of Dr. Bhuvaneshwari Shankar\u2019s patients have a depressing tale to tell about their eating habits in the morning, as the \u2018Dietary Recall\u2019 table shows. \u201cI come across many pa- tients who say they have breakfast

once in three or four days, some even weekly,\u201d says the Group Chief Diet- ician with Apollo Hospitals. \u201cIn fact, 90 per cent of my Saturday appoint- ments are professionals from the IT sector, those in the age group of 22 to 35 brought in by their colleagues.\u201d

Dr. K.R. Palaniswamy too has a sim- ilar complaint. \u201cA signi\ufb01cant popula- tion of today\u2019s young professionals suffers from acid re\ufb02ux disorder, symptoms of which include heart- burn and burping and in severe cases one has dif\ufb01culty in swallowing food,\u201d says the Senior Consultant Gastroen- terologist with Apollo Hospitals.

\u201cIf one does not address this dis- order at the earliest, treatment could vary from a month to lifelong.\u201d

Consuming too much coffee/tea/ aerated drinks, eating junk food are not enough to make you say you are

eating. For a healthy start it is impor- tant to have a good breakfast com- prising carbohydrates, proteins and fruits. \u201cOne needs energy in the morning and for a balanced diet it means getting 60 per cent from carbo- hydrates, 15-20 per cent from pro- teins and 25-30 per cent from fats,\u201d says Dr. Bhuvaneshwari. \u201cEnergy from carbohydrates could be from bread, cereals with a glass of milk and if possible fruits. All this promises to give you a jumpstart.\u201d

Our South Indian tif\ufb01ns like idli, pongal, puttu or any steamed food are ideal.

Complement this with a glass of milk. If you don\u2019t like milk, have a glass of fresh juice or eat slices of fruits. Bread/ toast with a dash of pea- nut butter/slice of cheese add to the protein and carbohydrate content.\u25a0

Skipping breakfast is harmful, so
get yourself a good start with a
diet comprising carbohydrates,
proteins and fresh fruit

Mylapore with a staff of 100 employees, has the fridge stocked with a variety of seasonal fruits. \u201cA year ago biscuits, chips, coffee and tea were served in the pantry. But now we have done away with chips, though coffee/tea can be had once or twice a day, and cut fruits can be had any time, the idea being healthy eating,\u201d says Ayee Goundan, MD of the company.

The idea seems to be a hit among employees, so much so that thrice a week fruits are stocked up. If that\u2019s not enough, palm juice is also brought at times.

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Instances of
organised crime
and drug wars
inside the Puzal

prison will make
a good reading
for a Kollywood
script, reports
Petlee Peter.

his men under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) act six years back, police say he and his men have monopolised the drug trade inside prison walls.

Mobile phones and SIM cards are sneaked in by remand prisoners and some guards. They facilitate organised crime outside. Krishnaveni, a TP Cha- tram based woman gangster, and Dhakshinamoorty of Saidapet are jail- birds for the last three months and four years respectively.

Both were booked for selling contra- band. \u201cEven though the bosses are in prison, their rivalry continues outside. Both gangs are settling scores outside by ordering their respective men to act.

The communication between the gang leaders in prison and their hench- men outside is though mobile phones,\u201d said a police of\ufb01cer, who is investigat-

The deceased, a member of Krishna- veni\u2019s gang, was hacked to death by Dhakshinamoorty\u2019s men.

Apart from the pro\ufb01table drug trade, these prison gangs also thrive on \u2018pro- tection fee.\u2019 Known to be managed by petty gangs from north Chennai, the fee is mainly for remand prisoners and convicts who don\u2019t want to be bullied by in\ufb02uential inmates. If failed to pay they may be subject to torture and even sexual abuse in Puzhal, Intelligence sources add.

K. R. Shyam Sundar, the new ADGP for Tamil Nadu Prisons who replaced R Nataraj following the \u2018welding\u2019 Kumar incident, has vowed to take stringent steps to curb the gang wars and has also warned jail of\ufb01cials against help- ing the inmates in any way.\u25a0

n June 10, notorious Tondiarpet- based gangster Jayakumar alias \u2018Welding\u2019 Kumar was attacked

by three fellow convicts inside the Puzhal prison. He suffered stab wounds in the neck and stomach and died on the way to the Government General Hospital.

Police sources revealed that the mur- der was a clear example of gangs oper- ating behind bars. Convicted inmates with the \u2018blessings\u2019 of some corrupt prison staff have formed gangs and are orchestrating organised crime and drug trade in jail and outside as well.

According to an intelligence of\ufb01cer from the police commissionerate in Eg- more, the most in\ufb02uential gang behind bars in Puzhal is that of a Chetpet- based rowdy and drug dealer named Thanghiah.