Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have taken their long-running tussle with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to a new level.
As he visited AIIMS to review the medical facilities at the premier hospital where nearly 175 dengue patients are admitted, the doctors brought roses and posted placards near the hostels wishing him a speedy recovery.
“Our protest against Ramadoss is based on the rules laid down by Gandhiji; it is based on his satyagrah. We want to welcome Ramadoss with flowers. The way he is behaving, it seems that he is mentally ill, and we want to wish him -get well soon,” says Dr Kaushal.
The doctors were expressing their protest against the late arrival of Ramadoss to AIIMS after the outbreak of dengue. Even the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited the hospital before the Health Minister.
Accompanied by AIIMS Director P Venugopal, Ramadoss took a round of the new private ward on the third floor, which has been converted into an emergency wing to treat dengue cases, and met patients inquiring about their condition.
He also visited the casualty ward where some dengue patients are being treated. He spent almost an hour at the hospital.
Besides Venugopal, the Minister was accompanied by hospial Medical Superintendent D K Sharma and other doctors.
The AIIMS doctors have been at loggerheads with the Health Minister since the protests over the OBC reservation in the institutes of higher learning.
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