Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin Says Funerals Of Organ Donors To Be Conducted With State Honours

Calling Tamil Nadu a leading state in the country for giving life to hundreds of patients through organ donation, Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced that the funerals of the organ donors will be conducted with state honours from here forward.

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Updated on: 23 September 2023 7:54 am

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced on Saturday that the funerals of the organ donors will be conducted with state honours henceforth to encourage the practice of organ donation.

Stalin posted on X about the announcement after he praised the state for leading the country by giving life to hundreds of patients through the process of organ donation. He wrote, "Tamil Nadu continues to be the leading state in the country in giving life to hundreds of patients through organ donation."

He further thanked the deceased donors and their families who allowed the procedure to happen, "This achievement has been made possible by the selfless sacrifices of families who come forward to donate their organs in the tragic situation of brain dead family members."

உடல் உறுப்பு தானத்தின் மூலம் நூற்றுக்கணக்கான நோயாளிகளுக்கு வாழ்வளிக்கும் அரும்பணியில் நாட்டின் முன்னணி மாநிலமாகத் தமிழ்நாடு தொடர்ந்து விளங்கி வருகின்றது.

குடும்ப உறுப்பினர்கள் மூளைச்சாவு நிலையை அடைந்த துயரச் சூழலிலும், அவர்களின் உடல் உறுப்புகளைத் தானமாக அளித்திட முன்வரும்…
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) September 23, 2023

Speaking of the announcement, Stalin said, "In order to honor the sacrifice of those who donated their organs and saved many lives, the funerals of organ donors before death will now be conducted with state honor!"