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.

An oncologist at Chennai's Kalaignar Centenary Super-Specialty Hospital, Dr Balaji Jaganathan, was seriously injured in a knife attack by a patient's

Dr Balaji Jagannathan of KCSSH was stabbed by Vignesh over treatment disputes. CM M K Stalin ensures new safety protocols as protests erupt and political tensions rise.

According to the police, four people have been detained in the case in which the doctor is now said to be in a critical condition. The police has also recovered the weapon which was allegedly used in the crime.

A government doctor was stabbed seven times at a Chennai hospital Wednesday morning by a young man who posed as an employee. The doctor, an oncologist, is also a heart patient and suffered injuries to his upper chest.

Doctors’ associations across Tamil Nadu initiated a protest on Thursday following an attack on an oncologist at the Kalaignar Centenary Super Specialty Hospital. The doctor was allegedly stabbed seven times with a sharp knife by the son of a cancer patient on Wednesday.

A doctor in Chennai was attacked at Kalaignar Centenary Hospital, prompting demands for stricter security measures. The incident has raised concerns about hospital safety from doctor associations.

The strike by the members of the Indian Medical Association and Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association has not affected the medical services to the patients at the government facility, an official said.