Rewa, Oct. 9 -- Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla on Thursday said that the state government is quite active in taking action in the matter over the death of 20 children linked to Coldrif cough syrup in the state.

Deputy CM Shukla highlighted that the owner of the Tamil Nadu-based Sresan pharmaceuticals company, manufacturer of the Coldrif cough syrup due to which children died, was arrested, and he would be brought here on transit remand.

"The state government is very active in taking action in this matter. As soon as we came to know about the children's death due to Coldrif cough syrup, manufactured by Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceutical company, an immediate case was registered and an SIT was...