Vinod Kumar Menon vinodm@ mid- day. com More than eight months after associate professor, Gynaecology department of T N Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Dr Yi Ching Ling, was suspended post the suicide of Dr Payal Tadvi, her colleagues have come out in support of her stating that she was left to suffer with no inquiry carried out by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC) till date. The faculty members of Nair medical college are of the opinion that Dr Ching Ling should be reinstated at the earliest, especially because the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission ( MSHRC) has given her a clean chit.

Speaking to mid- day, Dr Rajan Nerurkar, professor of Pharmacology at the medical college, said, u201c We have decided unanimously to come out in support of Dr Ching Ling. The faculty members are extremely concerned about her, as the BMC has not initiated an inquiry against her till now. A meeting has been called to take up the matter soon. We had sent a letter to Municipal Commissioner, Praveen Pardeshi, in August 2019 regarding the matter but nothing has happened. We will again write to the authorities requesting them to reinstate her.u201d u201c It is unfair to hold someone accountable without giving the person a fair chance to express his or her side,u201d added Dr Nerurkar.