The imbroglio at the Government Medical College Hospital,Thiruvananthapuram, (GMCT) involving whistle-blower doctor and Head of Urology department Haris Chirackal seems to be getting murkier.
A press conference called by Principal of GMCT P.K. Jabbar and Superintendent Sunilkumar on Friday morning purportedly to explain the ongoing situation at the medical college was intended to put Dr. Chirackal under a cloud. However, by evening the picture changed, leaving MCH authorities with egg on their face.
In fact, the entire exercise only added fuel to the theory that Dr. Chirackal was being persecuted by the government and the “system.”
Dr. Jabbar and Dr. Sunilkumar explained that following the mention about an equipment gone “missing” from the Urology department, in the report of the expert committee which inquired into the allegations about systemic deficiencies raised by Dr. Chirackal, the MCH authorities conducted two inspections at the department and the room of Dr. Chirackal on August 5 and 7 to trace the equipment.
Dr. Chirackal has been on leave since August 4, following a notice issued by the government on him and the controversy over the “missing” equipment (a Morcellator, which he maintained was in his room and was never missing).
