Tragedy Strikes Tuticorin: Three Boys Drown, CM Stalin Announces Relief

• Three teenage boys, aged 12 and 13, drowned in the sea at Siluvaipatti Mottai Gopuram beach in Mappillaiurani village, Tuticorin district.
• The incident occurred on Monday evening when the boys were caught in strong waves while bathing.
• Their bodies were later retrieved by the Tharuvaikulam Coastal Security Group.
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed shock and anguish over the tragic incident.
• CM Stalin announced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh each to the families of the deceased from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund.

Why It Matters: Three boys drowned in Tuticorin; CM Stalin announced Rs 3 lakh relief for each family.