Amid raging protests across Tamil Nadu over the formation of the Cauvery Management Board, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) founder Vaiko's close relative set himself on fire on Friday, news agency IANS reported. The man has been admitted to a hospital where he condition was said to be "very critical'.
A 25-year-old man in Tamil Nadu's Erode had also set him ablaze on Thursday allegedly over the central and state governments' "inaction" on the Cauvery issue, police said. He sustained 90 per cent burns.
MDMK leader Vaiko has appealed to people not to harm themselves and protest in a peaceful way.
Mr Vaiko said Saravana Suresh, his wife's nephew, had been upset for farmers and the state. On Friday, Mr Vaiko said, Suresh, 50, left his home in Virudhunagar, over 500 km from state capital Chennai, for his morning walk. When he reached an open ground, he reportedly doused himself with kerosene and set himself on fire, IANS reported. Passersby rushed him to the Virudhunagar government hospital with 80 per cent burns. He was later shifted to Madurai's Apollo Hospital.
"I have lost hope of his survival. All in my family are suffering... (because of the incident)," Mr Vaiko added.
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