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.

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

Vignesh's mother further claimed she had been misinformed about her own diagnosis, insisting she was told she had Stage 2 cancer rather than the Stage 5 cancer diagnosis reportedly circulating in the hospital.

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.

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.

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.