Published 1 year ago

Indian Tamil, 85, burns himself to death in Hindi language protest

Summary by Ground News

MV Thangavel, 85, doused himself in petrol and kerosene and set himself alight, police said. He was holding a Tamil-language placard reading: "Modi government stop imposing Hindi" Fewer than half of Indian citizens speak Hindi -- just under 44 percent.

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South China Morning Post

Indian Tamil, 85, burns himself to death in Hindi language protest

Farmer MV Thangavel doused himself in petrol and kerosene and set himself alight, police say; he was holding a Tamil-language placard reading, ‘Modi government, stop imposing Hindi’.

1 year ago·Hong Kong

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The Straits Times

Indian man burns himself to death in language protest

A farmer set himself alight to protest against the government's push for Hindi to be used nationwide. Read more at straitstimes.com.

1 year ago·Singapore

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IOL

Man burns himself to death in language protest

1 year ago·South Africa

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Eyewitness News

Indian man burns himself to death in language protest

The 85-year-old man burned himself to death in southern India in protest at what he called New Delhi's attempts to impose nationwide usage of Hindi - a language mostly spoken in the north, police said Sunday.

1 year ago·South Africa

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