# Tamil Nadu Health Minister apologises for remark on disabled 2026-08-13T21:42:46+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Tamil Nadu Health Minister K.G. Arunraj has apologised after disability rights activists protested his use of an outdated Tamil expression to describe people with disabilities. The remark came during an in-person counselling session for MBBS and BDS admissions for students from special categories at a government hospital in Chennai. After the statement went viral on social media, Dr Arunraj posted on X that he deeply regretted inadvertently using an expression that should be avoided as per convention. The Hindu reports that activists had claimed the term had fallen out of use and was considered offensive. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: apology, disability rights, health minister, language sensitivity, Tamil Nadu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-health-minister-apologises-for-remark-on-disabled/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-health-minister-apologises-for-remark-on-disabled/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.