The next course of action on the remarks by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) will be based on consultation with the Chief Minister, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said.
He was responding to a question on the Department’s response to a media statement by the Commission that virginity (two-finger) test was performed on minor girls in Chidambaram. Mr. Subramanian, who was on an inspection of the factories of the Indian Medical Practitioners’ Cooperative Pharmacy and Stores (IMPCOPS) in the city, said the doctors had categorically stated that they had followed protocols and conducted only an ultrasound scan on her.
According to him, after an inquiry, the NCPCR member had assured the doctors that there was no cause for fear, and he would help them, but afterwards, he had told the media that the virginity tests were done.
