The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA), in their general body meeting held here on Monday, has unanimously decided to boycott any form of communication and refusal to comply with the orders of Deputy Director (DD) of Health Services, Madurai.  

As the doctors of Primary Health Centre, Urban Primary Health Centre, Community Health Centre, and others flagged the issue of ill-treatment by the DD of Madurai and registered a complaint with the Department of Public Health (DPH), and an inquiry was initiated by the department based on the complaints.  

K. Senthil, president of TNGDA, said that following the complaint, Senthil Kumar, Joint Director of Communicable Diseases in the DPH, was directed to conduct an inquiry into the matter.  

“He also held an inquiry on May 24, 2025. While doctors informed him about their grievances and the ill-treatment faced by them at the hands of DD, the matter has been taken to the government,” he added.  

“He could not sense the seriousness of the issue when it was represented to him earlier by the doctors,” Dr. Senthil added.  

“Only when the videos of him spewing bad comments and using unparliamentary words, were published on media and social media platforms, did I understand the grievance of doctors,” he noted.  

Till a satisfactory disciplinary action was initiated against the DD of Madurai, the doctors decided to boycott all forms of communication with him.  

“It was decided that doctors would not attend any meetings conducted by him, exit from all official what’s app groups, blocking his contact number on mobile phones, complying with orders only when issued through circulars from the district administration, doctors would apply their casual leave, compensatory leave, privileged leave, weekly off, holidays through Block/Zonal Medical Officers (BMO), BMOs would communicate their leaves to District Health Office through mails,” Dr. Senthil said.  

It was also ensured the public that the health service given to them would not be affected at any cost, he added.