Bandyapadhyay's poem had created a massive controversy for hurting the sentiments of Hindus and in March a complaint was also lodged against the poet in Siliguri
Venugopalan Nair, 49 while protesting against the state government, poured petrol over his body, set himself ablaze at around 2 am in the morning on Thursday.
KP Sasikala took a jibe at Kerala police chief Loknath Behera saying that she hails the decision to reward the cops as they had to work at Sabarimala without even the basic amenities.