Uma Thomas, MLA, sustains head and facial injuries in fall at stadium in Kochi

Thrikkakara MLA Uma Thomas sustained head and facial injuries on Sunday evening, as she reportedly fell from a height from a VIP gallery at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor.

A severely-bleeding Ms. Thomas was rushed to a private multi-specialty hospital located around a km from the stadium by volunteers and others. Hospital sources said that she was put on ventilator support.

She reportedly hit her head on the concrete ground in the fall from a height of approximately 10 ft. Initial reports say that there was limited space in between the front row seats and the edge of the gallery that was ‘barricaded’ using a rope.

Dance event

Ms. Thomas had been at the stadium to attend ‘Mridanga Naadam,’ an event which aims at making it to the Guinness Book for the largest number of dancers (approximately 12,000 people) performing Bharatanatyam simultaneously. Minister for Culture Saji Cherian was among those present at the event. Actor and dancer Divya Unni was among the dancers, it is learnt.