5 Dead, 100 Hospitalised Due to Dehydration at Chennai Airshow: BJP, AIADMK Slam ‘Poor Management’

five people died and almost 100 were admitted to hospital because of dehydration during Indian Air Force’s (IAF) airshow.

Chennai Airshow 2024 BJP AIADMK blame: During the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) airshow at Chennai’s Marina Beach on Sunday, five people died and almost 100 were admitted to hospital because of dehydration.

The airshow which was supposed to be the biggest show of the Indian Air Force to showcase its growth in air power and military turned into a tragic incident causing Dehydration deaths at Chennai airshow 2024.

As per the Tamil Nadu Health Department, a total of 93 attendees were hospitalized because of overcrowding which caused high temperature and dehydration.

However, most of them were discharged from the hospital as their treatment was done.

A senior police officer told PTI that one attendee died on the beachfront and four others in the vicinity.

The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) airshow began at 11 am and end 1 pm. Around 15 lakh people attended the event at Marina Beach.

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A police official told news agency ANI, “Nearly a dozen people swooned on the Marina due to a near stampede-like situation and also because of the hot weather, and they were treated at a government facility.”

However, the massive crowd caused several traffic issues which were restored three hours after the show ended at 1 p.m.

Furthermore, BJP AIADMK criticize airshow management, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai in an X post said that he was shocked to learn about the incident. He also added that the DMK government doesn’t taken care about the public safety.

Annamalai X post said, “I was very shocked to know that 5 people died due to crowding and more than 200 people were injured and were admitted to the hospital for treatment during the air adventure program held by the Indian Air Force at Chennai Marina Beach.

The only reason for this is that the DMK government has not taken care of the safety of the public without providing basic facilities and adequate transport arrangements for the public.”

He further added, “The fact that Chief Minister Stalin did not even make the arrangements for his self-promotions for an event attended by lakhs of people shows the utter failure of his administration. The loss of 5 lives cannot be passed off as an accident.

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The DMK government is fully responsible for this as it neglected even the basic arrangements. I strongly condemn Chief Minister Stalin and the DMK government for ruling only for his family and without any concern for the lives of the people, which has caused the death of 5 people and the misery of hundreds of families. The Chief Minister must be answerable to the public.”

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and leader of the AIADMK, Edappadi Palaniswami criticized the DMK-led government for worse management and lack of providing proper amenities.

Party Leader Kovai Sathyan insisted state’s Health Minister’s resignation and added, “When you have an incompetent person as your chief minister, his counsel of ministers will also be incompetent. You cannot accept a better result than this. While MK Stalin and his family happily watched the show in the air-conditioned makeshift, the people had to walk for 5-10 kms to watch this air show.”

இந்திய பாதுகாப்புத் துறையின் முக்கிய அங்கங்களுள் ஒன்றான இந்திய விமானப் படையின் 92வது துவக்க நாள் விழாவை முன்னிட்டு, விமானப் படையின் தீரத்தை பறைசாற்றும் வண்ணம் சென்னையில் இன்று வான் சாகச நிகழ்ச்சி அரங்கேறியது.

இதற்கான அறிவிப்பு முன்கூட்டியே வெளியான நிலையில், லட்சக்கணக்கான மக்கள்…

— Edappadi K Palaniswami - Say No To Drugs & DMK (@EPSTamilNadu) October 6, 2024

He further added, “There was no public address system that could guide the people. There were no booths giving water and there was no medical assistance. There was no traffic management. It is a complete mismanagement. Precious lives have been lost. Ma Subramanian has any one element of empathy and self-consciousness he should resign as the Health Minister.”

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