Friday, April 24, 2009

Another self-immolation in Tamil Nadu


I begin todays post with some tragic news. A 35 year old Tamil man who set himself ablaze in Tirupur earlyThursday evening, to protest against the killing of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka and calling for an immediate ceasefire on the Island nation.


Subramani was rushed to a hospital in Tirupur with over 70 percent burns. He succumbed to his injuries in a matter of hours.


In a very political suicide note Subramani, a self confessed AIADMK supporter reportedly said that he was not happy with the DMK's handling of the Sri Lankan Tamil issue.


He is the 15th person to commit self-immolation in the state over the last few months.

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