Taking the blame for the mix up in the medical oath for freshers of Madurai Medical College during the White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, the office-bearers of the students’ council claimed that none of the officials of the medical college were aware of it.
The clarification comes a day after the State Government had put Madurai Medical College Dean A. Rathinavel on a “vacancy reserve”, for having allowed students take the Charak Shapath instead of the traditional Hippocratic Oath.
In a hurriedly organised press briefing on the college premises on Monday, its president, Jothis Kumaravel, said that it was the decision of the students' council, which had organised the White Coat Ceremony, to go with Maharishi Charak Shapath since it was recommended by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
