The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA), Madurai have alleged that private hospitals are exaggerating the three deaths on May 7 for “ulterior motives.” The TNGDA claimed that the “exaggeration of an accident or even a lapse” would lead to mistrust of public in the government hospitals. The demands for compensation have already led the media and public to believe and spread fake claims of negligence and harassment of doctors.

The statement from TNGDA quoted, “public losing faith on government hospitals, in the long run, may be forced to adopt unscientific practices or mobilise funds to pay for unaffordable treatment at big private hospitals.”

Madurai district president of TNGDA said that they support a detailed enquiry into the deaths and take stern actions against whoever is found guilty but it was strongly against private hospitals trying to spread unreasonable allegations.