Chennai April 4 (IANS) M. Prabhu a 38-year-old autorickshaw driver in Tamil Nadu died on Wednesday after consuming rat poison over escalating tensions over the Cauvery waters police said.
Prabhu a resident of Annadhanapatti near Salem took the poison on March 31. "He is said to be a DMK sympathizer " a police official in Salem told IANS over telephone.
According to him DMK members visited Prabhu s residence. After autopsy the body was handed over to Prabhu s family.
Speaking from Salem R. Rajendran a DMK legislator told IANS: "Prabhu is a DMK sympathizer. He has written a suicide note thanking DMK leader M.K. Stalin for convening an all-party meeting over Cauvery.
"Prabhu has also said he is committing suicide against the proposed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tamil Nadu " Rajendran said. Modi is expected to visit Chennai on April 11 to inaugurate a Defence Expo.
Prabhu is survived by his wife P. Sumathi daughter Roshini (8) and son Dhanush (5).
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