Eating the food provided at the balwadi has left 11 children ill and three of them in the hospital. The balwadi, in Posiyampatti village in Thennilai panchayat in Karur district, has 25 children on its rolls but on Thursday only 11 of them had turned up when it opened for the day. Vanitha, who usually cooks for the balwadi, left the place at 6.30 am after cooking. Kannagi, a staff at the balwadi, gave the 11 children the food. After having the food, many children developed the symptoms of vomiting and giddiness. The children were admitted to the nearby Mayilampatti Primay Health Centre. While eight were later discharged, three Tamilmani (3), Sanjay (3) and Roshini (4)- are being treated at the hospital. The anxious parents visited their wards in the hospital.