New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA India) has sent a letter to Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw calling for a nationwide prohibition on billboards, television, online and other advertisements for meat, beginning on October 2.

In the letter, PETA India said the measure would honour Mahatma Gandhi's commitment to ahimsa while helping animals, human health, and the environment.

The appeal follows devastating floods in India and Nepal and comes shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted world leaders at the BRICS Summit with a delicious traditional and international meat-free spread.

According to the release, PETA India's letter poin...