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Doctors to protest on April 6th
Posted on: 02/Apr/2013 11:29:30 AM
Doctors in Chennai have announced that they will stage a demonstration on April 6th to protest the arrest of Dr. Karunanidhi last month. Dr. Karunanidhi is the personal physician of media baron Dr. Sivanthi Adithan who was admitted in Apollo Hospital in the city.
The police visited the hospital ahead of Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa’s visit and were not allowed by the doctor to entre the ICU with their shoes on. The doctor was arrested for prevented a government official from discharging his duty.
Speaking about the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr. Pagalavan said, ‘The police team was there as part of the security arrangements ahead of the Chief Minister`s visit. Dr Karunanidhi actually asked the police officers not to enter the ICU and there was an altercation. He`s not part of the Apollo Hospitals and he has no locus standi to direct the police. The doctors there were wearing shoes too.’
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