Before Kalabhavan Mani, there was director Rajesh Pillai and unfortunately, there will be others. Same narrative, another human being, another life snuffed out when it needn’t have been. He

was at work, seemed happy. Oh yes, he was over-weight, loved junk food and like many in his shoes, the diet was to begin tomorrow. That tomorrow, everyone knew never comes unless people

survive a stroke or a heart attack. He had fatty liver and non- alcoholic liver cirrhosis we learnt.  Doctors told The News Minute consumption of junk food or aerated drinks alone cannot

lead to a diseased liver condition. According to Dr. Prakash Zechariah of PVS Hospital in Kochi, junk food like chips and colas can aggravate liver disease, not be the sole cause of it. Read