The minister had complained of dizziness and he also underwent a coronary angiogram procedure. Hours after the procedure, he was discharged from the hospital and sent home.

PTR wrote on social media, "When tragedies occur, the humane, quintessentially Tamil response is to aid the victims as if they were members of our immediate family." 

The scale of attack was in a way that the accused students had neither hestitated to torment their fellow classmates from backward caste nor they would offer remorse for their heinous acts.

By citing that Tamil Nadu accounts nine per cent in India's overall GDP, the minister stated that the economic trend is gradually increasing for the past two years. 

While the Railway Department has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the family members of the deceased, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh.

70-year-old Vijayakanth has long been suffering from severe health issues that made him to confine from the public light.

With back-to-back horrific incidents, the state of Tamil Nadu is reeling with distress over the growing caste fanatics among the students including minors.

Claiming that the achievements without the NEET weren't enough for the future, the Governor declared that the medical entrance test is going to stay. 

As the visuals of the incident go viral on social media, the Tamil Nadu-ruling party DMK was pushed to initiate necessary against the former legislator. 

Tirunelveli's Superintendent of Police said that six students have been taken into custody so far in connection to this caste crime.