Anti-liquor activist dies during protest in Tamil Nadu
July 31, 2015
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
A 59-year-old Gandhian, who had been campaigning for total prohibition in Tamil Nadu, died of suspected heart failure while holding a demonstration atop of a mobile phone tower demanding closure of a liquor shop near an educational institution, police said.
Sasi Perumal, who had held various forms of peaceful agitations in support of his demand for prohibition, suddenly collapsed during his more than five-hour long demonstration on top of the 200-feet tower in Unnamalai in the district.
The sudden death of the activist drew strong reactions from DMK, BJP, PMK, CPI-M, CPI and MDMK among others with all of them intensifying their demand for prohibition, which is being seen as a major issue ahead of the assembly elections next year.
PTI
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