Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud today aid that the Congress would extend all possible support to the family of Sai Eshwar Chari, who recently died by suicide.
Chari, 32, died at Gandhi Hospital on December 5 after attempting self-immolation over the 42% BC reservation issue in Hyderabad, as per
a report in Telangana Today. The incident happened outside MLC Chintapandu Naveen?s YouTube office, and sparked protests by BC organisations, with police needed to be deployed to maintain order.
Goud appealed to the public not to resort to such extreme steps, and said that suicide was not a solution to any problem. Terming Chari's death deeply unfortunate, he urged people, especially the youth, to seek help instead of taking extreme measures.
Goud and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar handed over a cheque for Rs 5 lakh as the ex-gratia assistance announced by the State government to Chari's family. BC Commission Chairman G Niranjan, TPCC Samvidhan Bachao Committee Chairman Dr Vinay, Corporation Chairmen Eeravatri Anil, Nuthi Srikanth, Mettu Sai, BC Association leader Ganesh Chari, and several others were present at the program.
The TPCC president also said that the Congress and the Revanth Reddy-led government were fully committed to securing BC reservations as promised, and that the government was making every possible effort. He said that no one should feel disheartened, and called upon the BC community to stand by the Congress in the ongoing struggle to secure reservations.