Jayalalithaa jail term: AIADMK worker ends life
A 60-year-old AIADMK worker set himself on fire
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-10-09 06:05 GMT
Coimbatore: A 60-year-old AIADMK worker set himself on fire in Periyanaickenpalayam on the city outskirts after the court rejected the bail plea of former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa.
According to Periyanaickenpalayam police, Gopal, a tractor driver from Chitra Nagar in Veerpandi , an active member of AIADMK, took part in the hunger strike held in Periyanaickenpalayam four days ago.
On Tuesday evening, Gopal was glued to the news coverage of the court order rejecting bail for Jayalalithaa. Soon, Gopal doused himself with kerosene and set himself ablaze.