The state government has withdrawn the membership of dentists Dr R Gunaseelan and Dr S Murukesan from the state dental council after they were arrested by the CBI on bribery charges. Dr Gunaseelan was also stripped of his Dental Council of India (DCI) membership. The Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare department issued the notification on Saturday.
The order signed by health secretary J Radhakrishnan said, “The governor of Tamil Nadu hereby withdraws the nomination of Dr R Gunaseelan, medical director, Rajan Dental Institute, as a member in the DCI, representing Tamil Nadu, with immediate effect.” Through another order, Dr Gunaseelan and Dr Murukesan were stripped off their memberships in the Tamil Nadu Dental Council with immediate effect. The state cannot remove Dr Murukesan from the DCI since he is not the government’s nominee.
