Andhra CM writes to PM Modi, blames delay in oxygen supply from TN, Karnataka for Tirupati deaths

Delay in oxygen supply from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka led to the Tirupati hospital incident in which 11 patients died, Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said in a letter to PM Narendra Modi.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the delay in oxygen supply from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka was what led to the Tirupati hospital incident. At least 11 patients undergoing treatment died at the Sri Venkateswara Ramnarayan Ruia government hospital in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati on Monday allegedly due to unstable supply of medical oxygen.