New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to union Health Minister JP Nadda, strongly condemning the arrest of a doctor in connection with the recent cough syrup tragedy in Madhya Pradesh.
It has sought immediate withdrawal of all legal action against him.
The MP police has arrested Chhindwara-based Dr Praveen Soni, a senior paediatrician, allegedly for prescribing the drug that has led to the death of the kids in the State.
In its letter to the Minister, the IMA stated that it denounces the action taken against a registered medical practitioner (RMP) and paediatrician in the state, calling the arrest a "classic case of legal illiteracy" which sends out a "wrong signal.""It is unfortunate that the procedure la...