Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday ordered an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the minors who died of drowning in a lake in the Kanchipuram district.

The deceased children were identified as Vijay (7) and Bhumika (4) who drowned on April 17 evening.

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"I am deeply saddened to hear the sad news that Bhaskar's two children, Vijay (7) and Bhumika (4) of Nelvoy village, Kanchipuram district, drowned unexpectedly on 17-4-2023 in the evening of Nelvoy lake," read the statement.

"In addition to conveying my deepest condolences to the parents of the deceased minors, I have ordered them to pay two lakh rupees from the Chief Minister's General Relief Fund," it stated.

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The announcement was made in the state legislative assembly. (ANI)

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