Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Saturday refuted allegations made by Governor R.N. Ravi that minor girls were subjected to virginity tests (two-finger test) and said an inquiry conducted by medical officers and a verification of the medical examination forms proved that no such test had been done.
Noting that the Director General of Police had already clarified on this, he said it was necessary for the Health Department to also put out the facts. The Governor, Mr. Subramanian said, had stated that the two-finger test was conducted in connection with child marriage in Chidambaram.
To state something that did not happen was unbecoming for a man in the Governor’s post, but it was the duty of the Health Department to confirm that this statement was false, he added.
