Tamil Nadu government tightens its grip on deadly cough syrup company, license canceled, now the company will be locked

News India Live, Digital Desk: Today, on Monday, October 13, 2025, the Tamil Nadu government took a strict step and banned the company manufacturing deadly cough syrup. Srisan Pharmaceuticals The manufacturing license of has been completely cancelled. Along with this, this company has been completely banned, which manufactured the deadly cough syrup named ‘Coldrif’, which had caused the death of many children.

This major action was taken when the investigation by the State Drug Control Department found that Coldrif Cough Syrup manufactured by Srisan Pharmaceuticals 48.6% Diethylene Glycol (DEG) A highly poisonous substance called. Let us tell you that this quantity is several hundred times more than the normal safe level, and it is directly dangerous for the lives of children.

This deadly cough syrup had taken the lives of at least 22 children in Madhya Pradesh and three children in Rajasthan. After these tragedies, intensive investigations were going on against pharmaceutical companies across the country. The investigation also revealed that the company was seriously lacking in quality control (GMP) and laboratory procedures (GLP), and more than 300 serious violations were recorded.

The Tamil Nadu government canceled not only the company’s license but also its owner, G. Ranganathan, has also been arrested from Chennai on October 9 by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Madhya Pradesh. Two senior drug inspectors in Kanchipuram have also been suspended as they had failed to inspect this pharma unit since 2022. Apart from this, the Tamil Nadu government has also ordered a detailed investigation of all other pharmaceutical companies in the state.

This strict action shows that the government is not going to spare any company that plays with public health and no concession will be given to such serious negligence.