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Five students who are staying successful a sports hostel tally by the Sports Development of Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) fell sick aft eating chickenhearted served astatine the hostel connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026).
A full of 61 miss students are residing astatine the sports hostel and are studying astatine assorted authorities schools successful the district. On Monday nighttime (January 19, 2026), chickenhearted was provided arsenic meal to the students. On Tuesday, 5 students aged 14 to 17 who came to the Namakkal authorities girls’ higher secondary schoolhouse from the hostel fell ill.
The teachers took the students and admitted them to Namakkal Government Hospital. The Food Safety Department officials inspected the hostel room and took nutrient samples from the hostel. The Health Department is besides inquiring into the incident.
