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Ministers watch as cop bleeds to death



A policeman, R. Vetrivel, in Tamil Nadu lies on the road begging for help. The 44-year-old's legs have been chopped off by gangsters. 

A government convoy passes by this part of Tirunelvelli. It includes two ministers  - for Sports and Health - in the Tamil Nadu government. The convoy stops.  Neither of the ministers step out of their cars. With them are bureaucrats - a Collector and a Health Secretary. 

The Collector, M Jayaraman, finally gets out of his car after dithering for eight minutes. But nobody offers to take the wounded inspector to hospital. Finally, the Collector phones for an ambulance. It doesn't arrive.

Twenty minutes later, the cop is placed in one of the cars (the ministers still don't offer theirs). The policeman dies en route to the hospital.

After the ambulance drives away, the Health Minister finally gets out of his car. When contacted later for a comment, he angrily asks the NDTV correspondent to leave him alone.

Tamil Nadu's Health Minister is M. R. K. Panneerselvam. The Minister for Environment and Sports is Thiru T. P. M. Mohideen Khan. 

The senior bureaucrat, VK Sunburaj, who was in the convoy, says there's nothing wrong with what transpired. "We did our best possible in that situation. It takes twenty minutes for ambulance to come...Police did a good job," he said to NDTV in a phone interview.

The video is shot by a free lance cameraperson who was covering the ministers' visit. It contains disturbing images and is not suitable for children. - www.ndtv.com

Watch the video: http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1191324 

Comments (30)

  • Anonymous 2010-01-08 22:39:58
    just can't believe this story!
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  • Anonymous 2010-01-08 23:34:03
    Such things happen only in India, and in happened in Tamil land. Are these people beasts?
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  • KS Tang 2010-01-09 12:41:01
    The two ministers should be charged for man slaugther.
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  • Justice 2010-01-08 23:53:36
    The ministers need security to their wife, kids and every damn single one in their family. But today they showed what value is given by them to those who give security. The people should realize that these ministers are the worst among all the men on this earth. Infact i will say that these were cruel than the gangsters who attacked the S.I. If two ministers cannot save a single person who is dying in from of them, how can one ever even in their dreams can imagine that they will save and server the state and country. I request all the people of this country to pose a question to themselves. Not even a single fellow police officer think of attending the man who was bleeding to death and were searching for evidence. I ask, couldn't the S.I had become the live witness if they had saved him? Couldn't they ask one simple question, that the SAME THING COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM? This is why people have lost faith on Police, ministers and the whole government.
    They all have killed humanit...
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  • Justice 2010-01-09 00:04:53
    Today was the death of humanity.. Even the fearsome beasts in the jungle protect and help each other when time comes, but today the universe's most evolved beings proved themselves that they are after all worse than those beasts.
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  • Bruno 2010-01-09 00:43:57
    the ministers are no different than the gangsters
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  • Anonymous 2010-01-09 01:22:45
    cruel
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  • KALKI 2010-01-09 02:02:20
    whats happening in india ??????
    even pigs help each other while eating shit !!!!!!!!!!

    what about these creatures ????

    f**k the law and serve humanity !!!

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  • lat 2010-01-09 02:28:56
    Unlike 1Malaysia, soon these 2 ministers will or have to resign.
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  • plague 2010-01-09 12:18:03
    Highly unlikely, unless of course you're living in Bollywood land.
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  • APPLE 2010-01-09 14:07:32
    These things not only happen in India; it also happens in many other countries.
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  • Anonymous 2010-01-11 18:16:19
    many other countries? at a way to rationalize it
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  • KARAN 2010-01-09 02:36:09
    Yesterday it was most shameful day for those who failed to save one S.I . This shows the how some people are really cruel in India.
    Yes those are really unhearted. N those 2 ministers who watchin this , are had to be beaten wit chappals, same thing should be done wit those...
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  • plague 2010-01-09 12:20:10
    That's why i support the ban for Tamil movies that glorifies violence as a necessary means to get what you want. All hail the destruction of violent Tamil movies!
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  • Ozz 2010-01-09 03:40:55
    Minister A: Ayoyo! His legs got cut off lah! So terrible....ck..ck..ck...

    Minister B: Dey! You go help lah! I am allergic seeing blood.

    Minister A: Poodah! What kind of Health minister you are? I can't help him because the blood will stain my newly fresh ironed dhotty.

    Minister B: Err.....ane, call for help....please la dey! I want to faint already....

    Minister A: Err....Let's take photo with the policeman. There are many reporters here.
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  • bobby 2010-01-09 05:03:51
    my god!! a very very sad thing. shame on those who just stood there. shame on you.
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  • alphamail 2010-01-09 07:00:33
    These inglorious bas***** are the reason India's growth is stagnant. They must and I emphasize MUST be eradicated like you would, a disease.

    Un f-ing believable
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  • alphamail 2010-01-09 07:16:26
    Look at the fat rat in the 4th picture (right bottom corner). Look at him looking to see if he can make a career out of this issue.

    I wish he'd be stuck by a lightening bolt of a billion joules.

    This worthless piece of Shyster, what a schmuck
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  • ocean 2010-01-09 07:42:02
    Mr.Policeman, rest in peace ; Mr.Minister 1&2, sleep sound tonight :)
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  • On The Other Hand 2010-01-09 09:11:03
    Don't be too quick to judge! If you have viewed the video footage, there were perhaps hundreds of people there, all walking to and fro, but none rendered first aid. Granted, the Ministers, being public serviced people are being rightly crucified by the public but what about all the rest of the by-standers? Couldn't anyone have stopped the blood flow? What about the cameraman who took the video footage. Surely, he could have done something (first aid) instead of holding onto the camera just to record (for posterity?) for a full half hour (I presume he did nothing except to keep on filming). It really reflects the lack of compassion in our society now. either thru a lack of knowledge of First Aid or general apathy. It is really sad. Tell me if it doesn't happen in Malaysia too.
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  • plague 2010-01-09 12:23:55
    I'm telling you that currently at this point of time, if this were to happen to someone on the streets in Malaysia, someone will help.

    Anything else you want other people to tell you?

    p/s: Don't just talk down on your own country, live in Tamil land for a month and see if the grass is greener on the other side.
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  • Malaysia_Rocks! 2010-01-09 11:06:37
    The poor soul..died a slow and painful death....
    Nobody cared to help him...A policemen on uniform!!!
    I think the ministers were scared their dhotis will be tainted with blood & their Mahendra vehicles will smell blood...
    If it was in Malaysia..Vetrivel would have been in emergency operation theater within 30 minutes of admittance to hospital...He would have undergone bilateral leg amputation...and be alive..
    God Bless His Soul....
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  • B 2010-01-09 12:36:36
    CRAZY MOFOS! SACK THE MOFOS!!
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  • Anonymous 2010-01-09 12:38:39
    Welcome to the real world
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  • Unbelieveable 2010-01-09 14:54:39
    if this happen in msia
    I believe many will offer the health
    sack the minister better
    hide in house coward like hell

    he is health minister, he should
    use his first aid knowledge help
    the victim stop bleeding damn !!
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  • Vela 2010-01-09 15:46:01
    We tend to show our true nature when caught unawares in unusual situations. These two ministers have shown themselves to be indifferent to the extreme suffering of a fellow human being. The people who elected them should take note and the media should ensure that this is not forgotten untill these two ministers resign their posts or are defeated in the next election.
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  • wonkertonker 2010-01-09 16:00:14
    same as in malaysia politicians all are bloody murderer and racist bastards
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  • michael 2010-01-09 16:12:59
    An indian fren once told me that indians are like crabs in a basket. When one trys to escape, the other pull him back in. its true, i saw this once at the market. so what to expectlah. i am just relaying what an indian himself told me
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  • whatever 2010-01-09 19:25:49
    ...this may be a lesson to all Indians in Malaysia that they enjoy the privileges of living in a peaceful country like Malaysia with a caring government...unlike those who claim they are fighting for their rights in Malaysia...and go over to the Indian government begging for this so call unfair treatment in Malaysia...i think u know who you are....ciao
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  • pissoff 2010-01-11 18:49:40
    to "whatever" please shut ur motherfu**ing mouth..don't try to be too matured relating other nation problem with ours. hope u understand better ;) chiow
    Reply
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