A doctor was allegedly stabbed in the neck by the attendant of a patient at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital (KCSSH) in Guindy, Chennai, on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) morning.

A medical oncologist at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital was stabbed by a patient's son over treatment grievances. The doctor is stable, and the assailant was arrested. The incident led to protests from medical staff,

Speaking out after the attack, Vignesh’s mother, a cancer patient, alleged that the doctor’s disregard for her treatment was the reason her son was driven to violence. She claimed that Dr. Balaji failed to adequately address her condition during her consultations, which frustrated her son.

Director of the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Government Hospital L Parthasarathy on 14 briefed on the health condition of the Doctor who was stabbed in the hospital. While speaking to ANI, he informed that the Doctor is responding well and interacting with the family in a nice manner.

Government doctors, strongly condemning the attack, announced a strike and Health minister Ma Subramanian is said to hold talks with them

CHENNAI: In a shocking incident, a doctor from the oncology department who was on duty at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Guindy was stabbed by a man on Wednesday morning. According to a source,

Dr. Balaji Jagannath, 38, was on duty when Vignesh, 26, of Perungalathur, along with three friends, entered the hospital at around 10.30 am to visit his mother, who is receiving cancer treatment.