Hyderabad Man Dies After Self-Immolation Over BC Quota Demand

Overview

• Sai Eshwar, 32, set himself on fire outside a YouTube channel office run by MLC Chintapandu Naveen (Teenmaar Mallanna) near Uppal in the Medipally police limits.
• He had raised slogans accusing the Telangana Congress government of failing to implement the promised 42% reservation for Backward Classes.
• He succumbed to burn injuries at Gandhi Hospital on Friday around 1 pm after reportedly suffering over 90% burns, and his body was moved to the morgue for autopsy.
• BC organisations and community leaders assembled at the hospital, raising slogans and demanding immediate action from the government.
• BRS leaders blamed the Congress for betraying BCs and called for Rs 50 lakh in financial assistance for Eshwar’s family as Chilkalguda police increased deployments and monitored the situation.