Cauvery water dispute Protest escalate as Vaiko's nephew immolates self, dies in hospital

Saravana Suresh, the nephew of MDMK leader Vaiko who had set himself on fire over the Cauvery water dispute has died. He had sustained 80% burns. Vaiko, while announcing his death in a local hospital where he was admitted, appealed to the youth not to commit self-immolation. He said his entire family was shattered by the development. Suresh, who is the son of the brother of Vaiko's wife, set himself on fire in Virudhunagar after feeling disturbed over the Cauvery water dispute. He was first taken to the Virudhunagar government hospital and, later, to a private hospital in Madurai where he was undergoing treatment.