CHENNAI:As many as 85 people were hospitalised after consuming food at a temple festival in the neighbouring Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

According to the Dean of the Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, the people are admitted due to suspected food poisoning. The Dean also said that all the people are stable. "A few others have been admitted to various hospitals in Virudhunagar.

Health authorities are currently investigating the incident," the Dean said. Recently, over 90 patients fell ill due to food poisoning at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Erragadda in Hyderabad.