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Suicide at Chennai passpot office over Lanka Tamil plight

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Posted: Jan 29, 2009 at 1433 hrs IST

Chennai A 26-year-old man tried self-immolation at the Chennai passpot office to highlight the suffering of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. He was taken to a nearby Govt hospital with 75% burns and died shortly after reaching there.

Muthukumar, a DTP operator for a Tamil magazine 'Penne Nee' (a women's magazine affiliated to PMK) doused himself with kerosene at the passport and set himself on fire chanting anti-govt and pro-Tamil statements.

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), the regional party to which the magazine 'Penne Nee' is affiliated to, is staunch critic of the state and Centre on the Sri Lanka issue though it continues to share ministerial berth at the Centre.

Before attempting suicide Muthukumar shouted, “The govt of India is not doing the needful to help the Tamil in Sri Lanka. The whole of India should know about the issue”.

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Investigate by Sravan on 31 Jan 2009

This creepy guy is sure to have some affiliation with banned organizations. Proper investigation should reveal the underground liasion of some tamilian politicians with LTTE.Ban PMK

tamils betraed by siva on 30 Jan 2009

soniagandhi's and rajapakse dreams wont become true...lots and lots of tamils like muthu kumaran are there......waiting for anythng......

TAMILS BETRAYED BY SRILANKA AND INDIA by siva on 30 Jan 2009

Tamils are betrayed both in srilanka and in India.....in lanka.... food,shelter,education,equality,jobs everything is refused to tamils...and they are tortured , raped, murdered, attacked bruttaly by sinhalese military......non-violent protests failed for tamils... sinhalese military passed urine on the head of tamils leaders when they protest before parliament for equal rights in 1956.... they took arms with the help of indian govt in 1980's... so the indian govt only trained and made them fight(period of indra gandhi and M.G.R) and IPKF sent by rajiv gandhi , where the indian military raped innocent tamils (thanu killer of rajiv gandhi a rape victim) and now they(sonia gandhi) gives weapons to lankan military to kill tamils..and LTTE..... and in near future no body will know that who will supply what to tamils to do what???... tamils are treated as puppets by india....and their voices are not heard today....so what THE GREAT MUTHUKUMARAN DESTROYED HIMSELF FOR A MAJOR CAUSE

Who cares... by Shammie on 30 Jan 2009

Even Pirabahan decide to suicide..... we are not giving any case fire this time....We will destroy entire LTTL carders from the world.....

MAD SICIDER by SIRA on 30 Jan 2009

BETTER YOU TRY TO SUICIDE RATHER THAN JOINING LTTE..BUT WHAT EVER SAID

Read this...... cont.. by nuthara on 30 Jan 2009

LTTE kidnaps the children of poor, innocent patents live in North

Read this if you dont know about the SL army by Mulaasi on 30 Jan 2009

If LTTE is terrorist organization then what is the SL army. They are just as bad as them. The army has killed more than 100.000 tamil civil people, and is still killing while bombing safe zones in SL. What do you call them? Heroes of SL? Come on.. If you dont know anything about LTTE, then dont talk about them.

War is against Terrorists, not Tamils by nuthara on 30 Jan 2009

Sri Lankan Army is fighting against terrorists who want to divide sri lanka. LTTE is does not allow any civilian to leave the battle field. They keep innocent civilians as a shield and attack SL Army. LTTE should allow civilians to go to rescued areas. There is no war in SL against Tamils, the war is against terrorists. Majority of Tamils live peacefully in rest of the Island.

reply to nuthara by saran on 31 Jan 2009

SL army is killing the innocent civilians.they need only a safe place to live.They dont ask any power in rule.so understand the diff,and reply.

Read this if you dont know about LTTE by nuthara on 30 Jan 2009

READ THIS… GET IT CLEARED. SL army is fighting against terrorists, who have killed more than 60,000 persons and have destroyed public and private properties. Among its victims are former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India, President Ranasinghe Premadasa of Sri Lanka as well as two generations of Tamil politicians and academics of Sri Lanka, including Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar and TULF leaders A. Amirthalingam and Dr. Neelan Thiruchelvam. They use disabled people, women (including pregnant women) and children as suicide bombers. LTTE kidnaps the children of poor, innocent patents live in North

Thank you for your concern brother by Siva on 30 Jan 2009

I pray for Muthu ...RIP..I know, your intension to deliver your message to the world. We read your article. You touched our heart. your massage definitely reached lot of people but I feel very sorry for your valuable life. anyone can forget you but not the tamlan. I hope your wishes will be fulfilled.

date of happening? by CHANCHAL MOHAN CHUGANI on 29 Jan 2009

WEN DID THIS HAPPEN? THE DATE?

What else TN Tamils can do Mr. Manmohanji by A.M.Doss on 29 Jan 2009

Let his soul rest in peace. It may be a JOKE for non-tamils and non-humans. But see the plight of hundreds thousands of innocent Tamil civilians are being killed by Sri lankan army daily. When Hamas in Gaza was attacked India is condemning Isreal. But Our country is so adament to condemn SL which kills Tamils who has placental relations with Tamil Nadu people. Any Tamil will have sentiments when his brother and sisters are being killed cruelly. SL killed so many TN fisherman, does our country took any action. If any one kills other called as terrorist means then SL govt and its army are terrorists. India can attack it for killing Tn fishermen who are all its own citizen. So far SL navy has killed 3046 TN fishermen and cany you justify it. India is ignoring it because we are Tamils. We give arms to SL to kill TN fishermen and SL Tamils and want to show we are super power.What else we can expect from Manmohan and pranab

Hindus should get together for TAMILS... by Shallabh on 29 Jan 2009

It is high time RSS, VHP should come together with sai baba and all hindu saints to help the Tamilian hindus...

This proves 'Tamil' pain, anguish and helplessness by Anand Prakash Mishra on 29 Jan 2009

A self-immolation is the highest degree of one's stupidity and insanity, however the reasons which prompted the Tamil guy to take such an extreme step cannot be overlooked. Absolutely true that thousands of civilians have been killed and lakhs of them suffered at the hand of Srilanka Army and LTTE. The Srilankan government should have taken double the time in fighting and finishing LTTE but should have ensured the safety of each of its citizens. The government's attitude simply shows, it is treating Tamils as second grade citizens and it did not care for their innocent lives.Nothing significant can be expected from one of the weakest Central Govt. ever and the power-hungry Tamil Parties and politicians who cannot sacrifice even their chairs for Tamil people.

Madness by Kumar on 29 Jan 2009

Sheer Madness by this guy. Dr Ramadoss will now capitalise on this.

tamil by elango on 29 Jan 2009

Proud of you my brother, may your soul rest in peace in heaven, you have given your life for tamil cause, you have proved that Tamil is not our language its our soul, but your death wont make any changes to our central government stand, for them if any mumbaikar or delhiwallah's death they will take appropriate actions irrespective to whatever happens to south india

Don't Interfere! by Appuhamy on 29 Jan 2009

When ten thousands of innocent Sri Lankan die due to the violance by world's most ruthless terror outfit (LTTE), no one condemned their barbric acts. Now LTTE is on the verge of collapse and few hardcore supporters are trying to help them to destroy our country. India please stay away from our internal affairs! Haven't you learnt enough from supporting terrorism?

death of a Tamilian for LTTE by Ajjampur Ramadas on 29 Jan 2009

Anyway, in our country, one's life does not have any value. Everyday, so many people are dying. Who cares if Muthukumar dies .

Donot burn out with emothions! by Tamil brother on 29 Jan 2009

Dear Tamil brothers! `Donot burn out with emotions! Be wise enough to handle such issues tactfully! Have a broader view about the world. Then you may contribute something for peace! Now the peace of Muthukumar's family has been already burnt.

LTTE by Peter on 29 Jan 2009

Korne Neethi is more interested in the welfare of his illegal children Lenin, Stalin, Marx, Kunzi, Munzi etc. He is not interested in the welfare of Tamils in India or abroad. He will not withdraw support to UPA because he will lose Tamil Nadu to JJ

Sucide at Chennai air port by Shirish on 29 Jan 2009

How was he allowed inside the airport with kerosene? Security is so lax there?

airport vs passport by shirisha on 07 Feb 2009

shirish does not know the difference between airport and passport. tamils will come back soon..

Tamlian suicide at Chennai airport by Mohammad on 29 Jan 2009

Very unfortunate incident. This is happening due to the absence of knowledge about life. One has to learn religious education and about GOD during childhood. One should not get misled by language, cast creed etc.

Suicide! it reminds me of sholay by oldindian on 29 Jan 2009

Sorry muthukumar, due to stupidity and over emotion you have caused your family (if you have one) more harm than any good for anybody. Firstly killing of around 150 people in mumbai has not stirred the central govt. to act. How can you expect it to do anything with 1 death? May be Thiruma or Ramadoss can join you. Then may be, just may be indian govt will act. Secondly, pirabhakaran, LTTE or his supporters will do without your death too. You think 1 drop of tear will be shed for you by pirabhakaran? He would be rolling with laughter at the stupidity of tamil politicians and supporters like you. What he needs is more bombs and suicide bombers and armament so that he can kill rest of people opposed to him within tamil community and then fight srilanka. Srilankan tamils should ask that rascal to laydown arms. Bad luck boy!On the other hand may be ramadoss has already deposited money into your a/c before your suicide.

Suicide by Sajith on 29 Jan 2009

An idiot who did it for the dirty politicians. So pathetic!

WILL NOT SERVE ANY PURPOSE by S.DILIPKUMAR on 29 Jan 2009

ALREADY SO MANY TAMILS ARE DYING IN SRILANKA BECAUSE OF LTTE, THIS DEATH CAN BE ADDED TO THAT COUNT, NOTHING MORE .

Oh dear by Wedabaridasa on 30 Jan 2009

Oh dear..what a fool.another idiot a black tiger..sucide is a part of LTTE's life..

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