MEA Demands Canada Take Responsibility for Indian-Origin Man's Death After Hospital Negligence

• MEA stated Canada should take responsibility for the death of an Indian-origin man, Prashant Sreekumar, a Canadian national, due to alleged hospital negligence.
• Prashant Sreekumar, 44, died of suspected cardiac arrest after waiting nearly eight hours for treatment at Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton.
• His wife, Niharika Sreekumar, accused the hospital of failing to provide timely medical care, alleging he was only given Tylenol despite severe chest pain.
• She claimed Prashant's blood pressure rose to 210, and chest pain was not treated as an emergency, leading to his collapse and death shortly after being taken for treatment.
• The MEA emphasized the safety and welfare of Indians and persons of Indian origin abroad remains a priority.

Why It Matters: India's MEA holds Canada responsible for the death of a Canadian national of Indian origin due to alleged medical negligence.