Shivanandan, the 48 year old painter from Karur, who set himself ablaze last evening to protest against the killing of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka is dead.
He battled for his life for many hours at a Chennai hospital with 70 perecent burns before he breathed his last.
Pro Eelam leaders like Pazha Nedumaran and Tol. Telumavalavan visited the hospital Friday night and spoke to journalists outside the hospital after talking to doctors in the burns ward.
The Police have informed his parents and they have arrived in the city to claim his body.
Shivanandan is not married.
He is the 14th person in the state to commit self immolation in the last few months.
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