The department has been instructed to stop the sale of the syrup and freeze its stock. (Representational image)

New Delhi: Following the deaths of 11 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consuming a “deadly” cough syrup, the Tamil Nadu government has banned the sale of the cough syrup “Coldrif” and ordered its removal from the market.

Kidney failure

According to reports, children under five in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara died due to acute kidney failure. Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Friday, 03 October 2025, blamed mixing of “brake oil solvent” in cough syrups for the deaths of children with a suspected kidney ailment in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district since September 7.

Completely banned for sale

An official from the Food Safety and Drug Administration Departm

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