One of the top stories of the day is that of a Doctor Denied Burial at Kilpauk cemetery. The Doctor in question is Dr. Simon Hercules was the managing director of New Hope Hospital located at Poonamallee High Road at Kilpauk opposite to KMC.
Doctor Simon was a Neuro Surgeon. It is said that he contracted Covid-19 while treating patients. I am not sure why a Neurosurgeon has to treat a Covid patient. It is told that he contracted the disease by the month of March and he was getting treated when he lost his life to this deadly virus.
Media projects that the doctor's body was taken to burial to the Kilpauk Cemetery where the localites attacked the team of doctors who came to cremate the diseased doctor. Also it is told that the localites were scared that the virus would spread from the diseased if buried in their locality. One of the doctor from the doctors team called police for help and police arrived and arrested 20 people(Which was posted by Chennai city police in twitter) and helped the team of doctors to cremate the diseased in a nearby place.
Protesters who were fighting says that the doctor is from Royapuram and his family cemetery is at Royapuram, there is no reason to bring him here for burial. Also they were questioning that, what is the necessity to carry out the cremation at 1 a.m in the night. Around 60 people were arrested and taken to K4 police station it seems.
Only the concerned will know what is the truth.
On the other-side some one who wanted to create rumours has said that Kilpauk Cemetery is a part of CSI churches and Dr. Simon is a Roman Catholic(RC) and hence he wasnt allowed there.
TO BE HONEST SUCH RUMOUR IS BULLSHIT AND THE ONE WHO CREATED IT IS A PIECE OF SHIT.
Cheers!!!!!