CSK Suspends Team Doctor Over Insensitive Tweet On Soldiers Martyred During India-China Stand Off

Dr Madhu Thottappil who has been serving to CSK's team since 2008, posted an objectionable tweet which received flak on social media.

CSK fired the doctor saying that it was not aware of the personal tweet of Dr. Madhu Thottappillil. (Image: Facebook/ Chennai Super Kings)

New Delhi: IPL Cricket Team Chennai Super Kings has suspended a long-serving team doctor over his social media post on Indian soldiers who martyred during fire exchanges with China forces at Galwan Valley in Ladakh on Monday.

 India and China were engaged in the worst face-off in last five decades, dealing casualties on both sides. 20 soldiers of Indian Army including a colonel rank officer were martyred in the scuffle while 40 of Chinese soldiers including a commanding officer were killed.

As per reports, several Indian Army soldiers are "critically injured" and are undergoing treatment and that "casualties could increase" in the one of the deadliest attack carried out by the Chinese Army at the LAC. Amid the heated scuffle, Dr Madhu Thottappil who has been serving to CSK's team since 2008, posted an objectionable tweet which received flak on social media. According to the reports, Thottappil said, "Just curious if the Coffins will come back with a "PM CARES" sticker on them?" Soon after the tweet went viral, Chennai Super Kings Management fired the doctor saying that it was not aware of the personal tweet of Dr. Madhu Thottappillil. Taking to the Twitter, the management said, "He has been suspended from his position as the Team Doctor. Chennai Super Kings regrets his tweet which was without the knowledge of the Management and in bad taste."

The attack on Indian Army personnel by the Chinese People's Liberation Army happened on Monday night and continued for almost six to seven hours. Sources close to news agency IANS said that Indian helicopters flew around 16 times to bring bodies and injured Indian Army personnel from the site of the attack in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh region. IN PICS: Anger, Outrage In India Over Soldiers' Killing & Chinese Skulduggery At Galwan Valley On Tuesday, Indian Army issued a statement wherein it said, "17 Indian troops who were critically injured in the line of duty at the standoff location and exposed to sub-zero temperatures in the high altitude terrain have succumbed to their injuries, taking the total that were killed in action to 20."