Several people were reportedly injured when a part of the tent erected for the public at a rally being addressed by PM Narendra Modi collapsed today at Midnapore. According to reports, the PM, seeing the incident, instructed the SPG assigned to his security detail to intervene and help the people.

Several injured after a portion of tent in PM Narendra Modi’s rally in Midnapore collapsed during his speech today. PM later met the injured in hospital. #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/joSiEBKFoy — ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2018

According to reports, the injured were taken to the Midnapore medical college and hospital. After his speech, PM Modi even visited the injured people in the hospital to check and inquire about injured people. He was seen talking to the patients and reassuring them. The tent reportedly gave away because of overcrowding at the venue. The PM was addressing a gathering of thousands of people in the Kisan Kalyan Rally in West Bengal’s Paschim Midnapore district.

#WATCH A portion of tent in PM Narendra Modi’s rally in Midnapore collapsed during his speech today. PM instructed the SPG personnel to look after the people and attend to the injured. PM later met those injured, in hospital. #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/yb1CFQaSSc — ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2018

At least 15 people are being reported injured. The PM’s gesture of instructing his SPG and visiting the injured in the medical college is being praised in the social media. PM Modi, who is known for his public outreach and popularity, is often seen breaking his security protocol.

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In the videos of the PM’s hospital visit, he is seen patiently talking to the doctors and listening to the injured people individually holding their hands.

#WATCH PM Narendra Modi tears up while talking to one of the injured people in hospital. Several were injured after a portion of a tent collapsed during PM’s rally in Midnapore earlier today. #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/04AOX9CJri — ANI (@ANI) July 16, 2018

In another incident recently, it was reported that one of the Air Force guards had collapsed due to heat stroke during the welcome ceremony of Seychelles President at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. PM Modi, after receiving the visiting President, had returned to the ceremony ground and had inquired about the guard’s health.