{"id":33644,"date":"2014-09-29T19:37:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T23:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=33644"},"modified":"2014-09-29T19:37:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T23:37:22","slug":"6-commit-suicide-and-10-die-of-cardiac-arrest-in-tamil-nadu-after-hearing-of-jayalalithaas-conviction-for-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=33644","title":{"rendered":"6 Commit Suicide and 10 Die of Cardiac Arrest in Tamil Nadu After Hearing of Jayalalithaa’s Conviction for Corruption."},"content":{"rendered":"

CHENNAI: At least 16 people committed suicide or died of cardiac arrest across Tamil Nadu after a special court in Bangalore convicted AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa in the 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case on Saturday and sentenced her to four years in prison. Two people have been hospitalized with severe burns.
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Police said three people hanged themselves, one AIADMK supporter committed suicide by self-immolation, one person ended his life by jumping in front of a bus and one person died after consuming poison after the court pronounced its verdict. Ten others died of cardiac arrest, apparently due to shock after Jayalalithaa’s conviction, a police officer said.<\/p>\n

Two people, including a Class 12 student, attempted self-immolation self and have been hospitalised with severe burns. Another ardent AIADMK supporter chopped off his little finger in Tirupur.<\/p>\n

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Ironically, the chief minister had in August written a letter to a woman who attempted to kill herself after a Sri Lankan government website carried a derogatory post on Jayalalithaa. She urged the woman not to be overcome with emotion and asked her to understand that suicide is an act of cowardice.<\/p>\n

Party leaders said the extreme reactions were testimony to Jayalalithaa’s popularity but called on party supporters not to take the step.<\/p>\n

Social welfare board chairperson and AIADMK women’s wing deputy secretary C R Saraswathi said the reactions of grief “shows the relationship people share” with Jayalalithaa. “Everyone in the state sees Amma as their mother,” she said.<\/p>\n

More than 16,600 people killed themselves in Tamil Nadu last year, the most cases of suicide among all states with the exception of Maharashtra. In a state where political leaders and film stars are larger than life, it is not uncommon for people to react to a setback to a leader by committing suicide, especially by self-immolation, a social scientist said.<\/p>\n

Of the 16,601 cases of suicide in Tamil Nadu in 2013 more than 2,000 were by self-immolation – the most painful way to die – or 12.6% of all cases of suicide in the state, as compared to a nationwide average of 7.3%. Experts have linked the phenomenon to Tamil Nadu’s culture and literature, in which numerous stories treat fire as a cleansing spirit, a form of protest or as a statement of intent.<\/p>\n

Police said Venkatesan, 58, a resident of APN Pratap Nagar in Valasaravakkam, Chennai, set himself ablaze on Saturday. He died at Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital (KMCH) on Sunday. A Jonasha, 19, a second-year BA student of Trichy, and Lakshmanan, 40, of Modakurichi near Erode, hanged themselves on Saturday night. An unidentified party supporter in Sivaganga also hanged himself, police said.<\/p>\n

Subramanian, 70, of Singampunari near Theni, ended his life by consuming poison. Party supporter Nalayiram, 48, of Pavoorchathiram near Tenkasi in Tirunelveli, was crushed after he jumped in front of a moving bus on Saturday.<\/p>\n

(A supporter wearing a pendant with Jayalalithaa’s picture comforts another during a fast in Chennai)<\/p>\n

Class 12 student M Nagalakshmi, 17, set herself ablaze near Madurai. She has been hospitalised with 80% burns. AIADMK supporter Balakrishnan, 52, set himself on fire in his house at 4pm on Sunday. He has been admitted to Government Hospital in Cuddalore with 65% burns.<\/p>\n

‘Rettai Ilai’ Bhoopathy of Tirupur chopped off his little finger after hearing about the court verdict, police said. <\/p>\n

Courtesy:Times of India<\/em><\/p>\n

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CHENNAI: At least 16 people committed suicide or died of cardiac arrest across Tamil Nadu after a special court in Bangalore convicted AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa in the 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case on Saturday and sentenced her to four years in prison. Two people have been hospitalized with severe burns. Police said three people …<\/p>\n

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