Sivaganga man announces his time of death
Devanathan.Veerappan@timesgroup.com
Sivaganga:13.09.2019
Hundreds of people have gathered for an allnight vigil at Pasangarai village, 4km from Sivaganga town, after a 71-year-old man announced he would die in the early hours of Friday and sat down next to a pit dug for his ‘samadhi’. Police said they would not allow him to be buried alive.
The man, Irulappasamy, claims to be a ‘Shiva bhakta’, and has told his family (son and daughter) and friends that he will die between midnight and 4am and wants them to bury him in a seated position in the pit and build a temple over it. As the news spread, people started turning up to seek his blessings. Rohit Nathan Rajagopal, Sivaganga district SP, told TOI they are watching the developments and monitoring the crowd. There is nothing to worry about law and order, he said. Past midnight Irulappasamy, sat clad in a green lungi while people fanned him and sang bhajans. The crowd, meanwhile, was growing.
Irulappasamy said he would die between 12am and 4am on Friday
Devanathan.Veerappan@timesgroup.com
Sivaganga:13.09.2019
Hundreds of people have gathered for an allnight vigil at Pasangarai village, 4km from Sivaganga town, after a 71-year-old man announced he would die in the early hours of Friday and sat down next to a pit dug for his ‘samadhi’. Police said they would not allow him to be buried alive.
The man, Irulappasamy, claims to be a ‘Shiva bhakta’, and has told his family (son and daughter) and friends that he will die between midnight and 4am and wants them to bury him in a seated position in the pit and build a temple over it. As the news spread, people started turning up to seek his blessings. Rohit Nathan Rajagopal, Sivaganga district SP, told TOI they are watching the developments and monitoring the crowd. There is nothing to worry about law and order, he said. Past midnight Irulappasamy, sat clad in a green lungi while people fanned him and sang bhajans. The crowd, meanwhile, was growing.
Irulappasamy said he would die between 12am and 4am on Friday
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