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Around 27 pistillate students from Excel Educational Institutions fell sick aft eating nutrient from their assemblage hostel connected Friday (January 30, 2026) causing a students’ protest.
More than 3,500 students from assorted States are studying astatine the instauration astatine Komarapalayam. In the past week of October 2025, 128 students fell sick aft eating nutrient from the assemblage hostel. Based connected the territory administration’s order, the communal room of the assemblage was closed.
Meanwhile, connected Friday night, 27 pistillate students who ate nutrient astatine the girls' hostel successful the assemblage premises fell ill. Of which, 5 students were admitted to the infirmary successful the assemblage premises and the remaining returned aft archetypal aid. The students staged a protestation astatine midnight demanding action. The assemblage medication and constabulary pacified the students.
On Saturday (January 31, 2026), officials from the Food Safety Department visited the assemblage and took nutrient samples for laboratory tests.
Designated serviceman for the Food Safety Department, Namakkal, J. Thanga Vignesh said that the nutrient was prepared astatine the girl's hostel and 3 samples person been taken for tests and a announcement volition beryllium issued to the college. Contact accusation of the nutrient information officials' were provided to the students to study astir the prime of food, Mr. Vignesh added.
