Telangana's Ruling TRS Under Pressure After Three Suicides
NDTV
On April 14, BJP activist Sai Ganesh -- a resident of Khammam -- attempted suicide. He died on Saturday. The same day, Gangam Santosh and his mother Padma set themselves ablaze in Kamareddy, accusing local TRS leaders of harassment
Telangana's ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi has been pushed on the backfoot after two incidents of suicide. State minister KT Rama Rao who was to travel to Khammam on Monday reportedly preferred to postpone his trip amid widespread protests.On April 14, BJP activist Sai Ganesh -- a resident of Khammam -- attempted suicide in front of a local police station after a case was filed against him for building a flag pole base without permission. When he had gone to lodge a complaint with the police, a local corporator's husband, Sai Prasanna, had demolished the flag pole base he built.
While being taken to hospital after he consumed pesticide, Sai Ganesh -- a driver -- alleged that "for no fault of his" 16 police cases have been filed against him at the behest of a minister, Puvvada Ajay Kumar and some other TRS leaders. He died at a hospital in Hyderabad on Saturday.Sai Ganesh, who was also the district convenor for the Bharatiya Mazdoor Union, had multiple run-ins in the past with the minister. BJP leaders allege that cases were filed against Sai Ganesh for exposing alleged corruption through social media posts.
The same day, 35-year-old Gangam Santosh and his mother Padma set themselves ablaze at a lodge in Kamareddy after posting videos on Facebook, accusing TRS leaders in Ramayampet of harassment over the last 18 months.In the videos, they named and put up photos of all the alleged perpetrators, including Ramayampet Municipal chairperson Palle Jitender Goud, five other TRS leaders and Circle Inspector Nagarjuna Reddy.
