Is self-immolation a preferred method of suicide in the state? Official data show nearly 13% of the self-immolation incidents in the country in 2013 were reported from Tamil Nadu.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) records show that 2,098 people in Tamil Nadu committed self-immolation in 2013, which means an average of five in a day.
Tamil Nadu is followed by Maharashtra (1,586), Andhra Pradesh (1,125) and Madhya Pradesh (1,076). Of the 2,098 self-immolation cases reported in the state, the majority of the victims were women (1,261).
Experts say self-immolation and other methods of suicide are part of the political culture of the state. Several people committed suicides after the death of former chief minister M G Ramachandran, during the anti-Hindi protests and over the Sri Lankan issue.
Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar, founder of suicide helpline SNEHA (044 24640050 and 24640060) said the trend of self-immolation among the political workers was popular in Tamil Nadu. "The self-immolation mode was common during the anti-Hindi agitation. It is also used as a way to express their political statement and anger. Unfortunately, there had been a rise in self-immolation among men over the past few years."
In Chennai, 216 people committed self-immolation - including 94 men and 122 women - in 2013. Across the country, 9,879 people committed self-immolation -- 3,639 men and 6,240 women.
It may be recalled that Jayalalithaa wrote a letter to a woman party member who attempted suicide, allegedly upset over a derogatory article posted on the Sri Lankan defence ministry's website against the then chief minister. She asked the party cadre not to resort to such extreme steps overcome by emotion. In that letter Jayalalithaa also cited Tamil poet Avvaiyar's famous line "Arithu arithu Manidarai Pirathal Arithu," which means among the living beings, the life of human being is rare.
Vijayakumar said they had applauded when Jayalalithaa wrote a letter to the party member. "But most party leaders are yet to sensitize about the dangers of self-immolation. Unfortunately, the cadres of the AIADMK are also not listening to their leader and continue to practise this barbaric act."
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