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Kerala opposition alleges systemic health dept failures in Venu’s death, demands Minister’s resignation

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 6 (UNI) Sparking a political storm, Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan today alleged today that Venu, a resident of Panmana in Kollam, died at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital due to a lack of timely medical care while on a ventilator.
Satheesan claimed Venu’s death was not just a case of medical negligence but a result of the systematic weakening of the state’s health system over the past nine years. “The Health Minister and the government cannot escape responsibility for this death,” he said.
Venu had been admitted for an emergency angiogram but reportedly did not receive treatment for six days. In a voice message sent to a friend, he described how hospital staff “would not even look at patients properly,” highlighting the difficulties ordinary citizens face in government hospitals.
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