The decision comes in response to a recent attack on Dr. Balaji, a senior oncologist at Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital (KCSSH), who was stabbed by the son of a cancer patient.

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.

CHENNAI: In yet another case of violence against medical professionals, a Psychiatrist at Government Stanley Medical College in Chennai was attacked on Wednesday.

AIADMK leader and former state minister D Jayakumar on Wednesday slammed the ruling DMK-led Tamil Nadu government over the law and order situation of the state following a brutal attack on a doctor in a Chennai hospital,

Following two deadly attacks on doctors in Chennai within hours of each other, the Coimbatore chapter of the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association has announced to stop all surgeries, outpatient services and other non-emergency medical services in the district on Thursday.

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.