People’s Watch, a non-profit organization working to promote and protect human rights in the country, calls upon the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu to suspend, with immediate effect, the District Collector of Tirunelveli, Mr. Sandeep Nanduri and the Superintendent of Police, Mr. Murugan, for their uncanny negligence towards Esakimuthu’s repeated petitions seeking relief from harassment over unpaid debt, which has led to the death of one woman and two children, with Esakimuthu himself fighting for survival at the Tirunelveli Medical College and Hospital (TVMCH) after he set himself and his entire family ablaze. (read more)