
MDMK leader Durai Vaiko helps family of Madurai boy who drowned in Thiruvananthapuram
The Hindu
MDMK leader Durai Vaiko aids family of student who drowned in Varkala beach, coordinating swift actions for students' return.
MDMK leader Durai Vaiko is helping the family of a student in Madurai, who died while on a trip to Varkala beach in Thiruvananthapuram.
A group of 12 students including five girls from Madurai had gone to Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, June 21, 2024. They had visited Varkala beach, where one among them reportedly drowned. Though the students rushed the victim, identified as Raghu, to a government hospital, he succumbed.
When Tiruchi Lok Sabha MP elect Durai Vaiko was informed, he immediately contacted the Thiruvananthapuram District Collector and sought his help, following which the post-mortem was performed swiftly.
The MDMK leader also contacted the office of Thiruvananthapuram Congress leader and MP elect Sashi Tharoor to arrange for the safe return journey of the students, who were at the government hospital, a press release from the MDMK on Saturday, June 22, said.