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K. Muthukumar was a Tamil journalist and activist based in Tamil Nadu, who came into prominence when he set himself on fire protesting against the brutal atrocities against the Sri Lankan Tamil people at the peak of civil war in the country. His death instantly triggered widespread strikes, demonstrations and public unrest in the state, most notably the manifestation of popular defiance of the Government of India ban against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which the people demonstrated carrying flags of Tamil Eelam, placards and images of the LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran in the funeral procession of Muthukumar. Subsequently, 6 more Tamils had committed self-immolation in various parts of the globe including India, Malaysia and Switzerland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Muthukumar triggers off mood of defiance in Tamil Nadu )〕 ==Death== On 29 January 2009, Muthukumar doused himself with several litres of petrol, and set himself on fire opposite the state Congress headquarters in Sasthri Bhavan, Chennai. Just before his death, he flung several copies of his four-page note in which he protested the Indian government's war in Sri Lanka against the Tamils. With 95% burn injuries, he was rushed to the Kilpauk Medical College in a critical condition, with slim chances of survival. He succumbed within a short span of time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Journo Who Gave Life for Sri Lanka Cause Remembered on 5th Death Anniversary )〕 Police officials later told media that Muthukumar had not experienced any fear or wavering, he had been resolute in his decision to sacrifice his life to highlight the need for a permanent ceasefire. When a doctor had asked him why such an educated person like him committed self-immolation, he had replied that several thousands of more intelligent and educated Tamil people were dying in Eezham and that he intended to save thousands of lives by sacrificing himself. Muthukumar's grandmother, who remains in his native place of Kulavai Nallur in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), had made plans to get him married in the coming months. When she learnt news of his self-immolation, she broke down and cried uncontrollably.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Last statement of Muthukumar )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Indian journalist's self-immolation was an attempt to prevent Sri Lanka's Tamil Genocide. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「K. Muthukumar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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