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Minister Anil Vij’s ‘Tea-Point’ series has been ongoing continuously since 1970 at Sadar Bazaar Chowk in Ambala Cantonment
Sadar Bazaar Chowk newspaper reading led to the tradition of drinking tea with friends: Anil Vij
Chandigarh, December 2025
Haryana’s Energy, Transport, and Labor Minister Sh. Anil Vij today urged people on International Tea Day to sit together, chat with each other, and enjoy tea in groups as per convenience.
While Speaking to media persons on International Tea Day, Energy Minister Anil Vij said that he has been sitting at Sadar Bazaar Chowk in Ambala Cantonment since around 1970 and continues to visit regularly to this day. He comes to the chowk to share the city’s joys and sorrows with his Tea-Point group members and also reads newspapers.He explained that his visits to Sadar Chowk in Ambala Cantonment began because it is the city’s main chowk, where all the newspapers arrive in the morning. He started coming here to read the papers, and from there, the tradition evolved into what is now his Tea-Point. Initially, everyone would read newspapers together, drink tea, and the sitting tradition has continued since then.
Minister Anil Vij emphasized that sitting together to drink tea and talk is essential for a good and healthy society. In the past, people used to gather in alleys and under trees, but stopping that has weakened the social fabric.
On International Tea Day today, Energy Minister Anil Vij arrived at the Sadar Bazaar Tea-Point as usual, drank tea with his friends, and also enjoyed songs along with it.
Notably, Minister Anil Vij starts his daily routine every morning by drinking tea with his Tea-Point group members at Sadar Bazaar Chowk.
