THREE DEATHS IN TIRUCHI'S WORAIYUR NOT DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION, SAYS MINISTER IN ASSEMBLY

Minister K.N. Nehru further contended that the distribution of buttermilk and cold drinks during a recent festival in nearby areas could have caused several people to fall ill

- AJIKUMAR CHENNAI

Tamil Nadu's Minister for Municipal Administration and Water Supply K.N. Nehru on Monday (April 21, 2025) rejected claims that the three deaths in Woraiyur, Tiruchi, were due to water contamination in the area. He further contended that the distribution of buttermilk and cold drinks during a recent festival in nearby areas could have caused several people to fall ill.

In his reply to a special calling attention motion moved by Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami and others in the Assembly, Mr. Nehru said there was no evidence that a four-year-old child had died due to diarrhoea from consuming contaminated water, according to the preliminary autopsy report. He added that a 90-year-old woman who died had been ill for the past 10 days, while the third deceased, a 53-year-old woman, had a heart ailment and died of cardiac arrest at her residence.