Tamil Nadu youth commits suicide after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's death

D Subramani, a young techie who was working with a private engineering firm in Tamil Nadu, committed suicide. Reportedly, his suicide note mentioned that he was offering his life as a tribute to former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

The incident took place at Thiruporur in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. His body was found hanging from a ceiling fan by an office colleague. According to police, he wrote in the note that he was depressed because of Dr Kalam's demise.

He concluded the note by saying "Nobody had paid tribute to Kalam with their lives. I am doing it with my life".

Dr Kalam passed away on 27 July while delivering a lecture at IIM Shillong and the government had announced seven day mourning for him. He was given a state funeral at his place of birth, Rameswaram, which was attended by thousands of people including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.