Speaking out after the attack, Vignesh’s mother, a cancer patient, alleged that the doctor’s disregard for her treatment was the reason her son was driven to violence. She claimed that Dr. Balaji failed to adequately address her condition during her consultations, which frustrated her son.

Vignesh's mother further claimed she had been misinformed about her own diagnosis, insisting she was told she had Stage 2 cancer rather than the Stage 5 cancer diagnosis reportedly circulating in the hospital.

Dr Balaji Jagannathan was stabbed seven times in the Kalaignar Centenary Hospital in Guindy, Chennai, by the son of a patient.

In a shocking turn of events in Chennai, two separate incidents of violence against medical professionals were reported on Wednesday. Just hours after an oncologist was stabbed at Kalaignar Centenary Super-Speciality Hospital,