Coimbatore (TN), Sep 24: The Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police personnel rescued a passenger stuck between the platform and a moving train here, the police said on Friday.

S Sivakumar of Mettur in Salem district, attempted to get down from the moving Kannur-Yesvantpur train at the Coimbatore Railway station on Thursday night. He lost balance and fell into the gap between the platform and the train, the police said.

The police personnel who were monitoring the movement of the train noticed the man falling down, rushed to the spot and pulled him out. The police were appreciated by the passengers and onlookers.

The passenger was later taken to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and admitted for treatment, the police said.

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Chennai (PTI): TVK chief Vijay declined to accept the police convoy vehicles provided to Tamil Nadu chief minister as per protocol until his swearing-in, the party said on Thursday.

A police official confirmed that the CM convoy vehicles provided to him "as per protocol" following the announcement of the Assembly election results were returned and have not been withdrawn.

The official also said that arrangements were in place for the swearing-in ceremony.

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) clarified that its party founder Vijay had "personally requested that the convoy vehicles be returned". In a statement here, the TVK said: "Vijay conveyed that he would accept the official chief minister-level security only after forming the government with a decisive mandate".

Four convoy vehicles assigned to Vijay on May 4 after his TVK secured 108 seats in the Assembly polls returned from his residence following his request.

Even on May 6, the police had deployed security near his Panaiyur residence and in front of the Lok Bhavan here when Vijay called on Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to stake his claim to form the government. Vijay did not use the government vehicle to meet the Governor.