The mass resignation of senior doctors at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, in solidarity with the junior doctors who are on hunger strike and their deteriorating health, has garnered appreciation from the medical community.

Today, Tuesday, October 8, senior doctors of RG Kar submitted their resignation, en masse, the videos of which have now gone viral.

The medical fraternity has applauded their show of solidarity with the cause of the doctors on hunger strike, which is justice for the deceased doctor Abhaya.

Dr Dhruv Chauhan, National Council Member, Indian Medical Association - Junior Doctors Network (IMA-JDN), took to social media platform X to express his awe. "This move by West bengal senior Doctors will be written in golden words for the Ages to come," he posted. He also called the move "historic" and the “boldest move of unity” by senior doctors.

"If this doesn’t move you, nothing will," shared @DipshikhaGhosh who goes by the name Doctor on X.

Anita Tagore (@anitatagore), who has written for The Telegraph a couple of times, shared the video and posted, "This is the Kolkata I love. Guts and spine"

Dr Abhinaba Pal (@abhinabavlogs), an MBBS doctor, took to X to share the names of the doctors who resigned.