"We have acted swiftly and have ordered a probe. We will dismiss those who have been found guilty," he told reporters at the airport here.
Narayanasamy said the state government had acted swiftly as a probe had been ordered into the incident and that six staffers of the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute Hospital, where the incident occurred, have been placed under suspension.
He also pointed out at the government is providing an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the victims.
A three-member committee comprising two nephrologists from other hospitals and the Puducherry Electricity Department's executive engineer has been constituted to hold an enquiry and find out what went wrong.