Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian has announced the phased rollout of a tag system for patient attendants in government medical colleges, district headquarters hospitals, and taluk hospitals.

Controversy broke out over Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian incorrectly calling the attacker who stabbed a doctor in Chennai's Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital a "North Indian." After the video of the minister calling the accused a "North Indian" surfaced,

A 26-year-old man assaulted the 53-year-old doctor inside the outpatient room during a conversation regarding his mother's treatment. The doctor was stabbed at least seven times on Wednesday.

The incident took place while Dr Balaji Jaganathan was working in the cancer ward of the government hospital, where the accused's mother was admitted.

Chennai: Hours after a doctor was attacked by a patient's kin at a hospital in Chennai, a video has surfaced wherein the man can be seen walking around the premises immediately after the incident. The video,

A doctor named Balaji was stabbed in Kalaignar Centenary Multy speciality government hospital in Chennai on 13. The doctor sustained stab injuries as he was attacked multiple times by a patient's relative.

A 25-year-old man in Chennai stabbed a doctor at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital over grievances regarding the treatment of his mother, who was admitted in the hospital. A video has surfaced showing the man walking to the exit of the hospital after attacking the oncologist inside the outpatient room during a conversation regarding his mother's treatment.

Condemning the brutal attack on Chennai's oncologist, Dr Balaji, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) expressed scepticism regarding the remedial measures to prevent the recurring violent acts at hospitals,