Self immolations in Tamil Nadu when ADMK supremo Jayalalitha was arrested raised a lot of questions. This was certainly not the first instance. A similar account can be found in the Wikipedia page on MGR " His death sparked off a frenzy of looting and rioting all over the state... The police had to resort issuing shoot-at-sight orders. Tamilians from Bangalore rushed to Madras in trains to see the mortal remains of MGR. Government had announced free train facility for this visit. The violence during the funeral alone left 29 people dead and 47 police personnel badly wounded. This state of affairs continued for almost a month across Tamil Nadu. Around one million people followed his remains, around 30 followers committed suicide and people had their heads tonsured" Why emotions carve the political landscape in Tamilnadu? Language plays a major role in the way we think and behave much more than we give it credit for. A few years back, I read a study by Lera Broditsky, P...
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