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{{Infobox person
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| name        = K. Muthukumar
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| birth_name  = Kumar Muthukumar
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1982|11|19|df=y}}<ref name="tamilnet1">{{cite web | url=http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=28193 | title=Tamil Nadu journalist burns himself to death condemning Indian inaction | publisher=TamilNet | accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref>
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1982|11|19|df=y}}<ref name="tamilnet1">{{cite web | url=http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=28193 | title=Tamil Nadu journalist burns himself to death condemning Indian inaction | publisher=TamilNet | accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Thoothukudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Thoothukudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2009|01|29|1982|11|19|df=y}}
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2009|01|29|1982|11|19|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India
| death_place = [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India
| death_cause = [[Burn|Burns]] from [[self-immolation]]
| death_cause = [[Burn|Burns]] from [[self-immolation]]
| nationality =
| other_names =
| known_for  = Self-immolation for the [[Sri Lankan Tamil]] cause
| known_for  = Self-immolation for the [[Sri Lankan Tamil]] cause
| occupation  = Journalist, Writer, [[Tamil people|Tamil]] activist
| occupation  = Journalist, writer, [[Tamil people|Tamil]] activist
}}
}}
'''Kumar Muthukumar''' was an Indian journalist and activist based in the province of [[Tamil Nadu]], who came into prominence when he [[self-immolation|set himself on fire]] protesting against the brutal atrocities against the [[Sri Lankan Tamil people]] at the peak of [[Sri Lankan civil war|civil war]] in the country. His death instantly triggered [[Protests against the Sri Lankan Civil War|widespread strikes, demonstrations and public unrest]] in the state, most notably the manifestation of popular defiance of the Government of India ban against the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]], which the people demonstrated carrying [[Flag of Tamil Eelam|flags of Tamil Eelam]], placards and images of the LTTE leader [[V. Prabhakaran]] in the funeral procession of Muthukumar.  Subsequently, 6 more Tamils committed self-immolation in various parts of the globe including [[India]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Switzerland]].<ref name="tamilnet2">{{cite web | url=http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=28245 | title=Muthukumar triggers off mood of defiance in Tamil Nadu | publisher=TamilNet | accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/pro-eelam-voices-resonate-at-youths-funeral/articleshow/4058166.cms | title=Pro-Eelam voices resonate at youth's funeral | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=1 February 2009 | accessdate=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/muthukumar-remembered-jaffna-10-years | title=Muthukumar remembered in Jaffna 10 years on | publisher=Tamil Guardian | date=30 January 2019 | accessdate=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2010/jan/30/first-death-anniversary-of-k-muthukumar-165622.html | title=First death anniversary of K Muthukumar | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=30 January 2010 | accessdate=16 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pathivu.com/2021/01/veerathamilan8487488.html | title=முத்துக்குமாரின் நினைவுநாளில் ஈகைப்பேரொளிகளை நினைவேந்துவோம் | publisher=Pathivu | date=29 January 2021 | accessdate=16 June 2021}}</ref>


'''K. Muthukumar''' was an Indian journalist and activist based in the province of [[Tamil Nadu]], who came into prominence when he [[self-immolation|set himself on fire]] protesting against the brutal atrocities against the [[Sri Lankan Tamil people]] at the peak of [[Sri Lankan civil war|civil war]] in the country. His death instantly triggered [[Protests against the Sri Lankan Civil War|widespread strikes, demonstrations and public unrest]] in the state, most notably the manifestation of popular defiance of the Government of India ban against the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]], which the people demonstrated carrying [[Flag of Tamil Eelam|flags of Tamil Eelam]], placards and images of the LTTE leader [[V. Prabhakaran]] in the funeral procession of Muthukumar.  Subsequently, 6 more Tamils committed self-immolation in various parts of the globe including [[India]], [[Malaysia]] and [[Switzerland]].<ref name="tamilnet2">{{cite web | url=http://tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=28245 | title=Muthukumar triggers off mood of defiance in Tamil Nadu | publisher=TamilNet | accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/pro-eelam-voices-resonate-at-youths-funeral/articleshow/4058166.cms | title=Pro-Eelam voices resonate at youth's funeral | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=1 February 2009 | accessdate=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/muthukumar-remembered-jaffna-10-years | title=Muthukumar remembered in Jaffna 10 years on | publisher=Tamil Guardian | date=30 January 2019 | accessdate=14 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2010/jan/30/first-death-anniversary-of-k-muthukumar-165622.html | title=First death anniversary of K Muthukumar | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=30 January 2010 | accessdate=16 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pathivu.com/2021/01/veerathamilan8487488.html | title=முத்துக்குமாரின் நினைவுநாளில் ஈகைப்பேரொளிகளை நினைவேந்துவோம் | publisher=Pathivu | date=29 January 2021 | accessdate=16 June 2021}}</ref>
==Death==
==Death==
On 29 January 2009, Muthukumar doused himself with several liters of petrol, and set himself on fire opposite the state Congress headquarters in Shastri Bhavan, [[Chennai]]. Just before his death, he flung several copies of his eight-page note in which he protested the Indian government's war in [[Sri Lanka]] against the Tamils. With 95% burn injuries, he was rushed to the [[Kilpauk Medical College]] in a critical condition, with slim chances of survival. He succumbed within a short span of time.<ref name="ie">{{cite web | url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/tamil-nadu/259315 | title=Journo Who Gave Life for Sri Lanka Cause Remembered on 5th Death Anniversary | publisher=New Indian Express | accessdate=8 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408230453/http://m.newindianexpress.com/tamil-nadu/259315 | archive-date=8 April 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 29 January 2009, Muthukumar doused himself with several liters of petrol, and set himself on fire opposite the state Congress headquarters in Shastri Bhavan, [[Chennai]]. Just before his death, he flung several copies of his eight-page note in which he protested the Indian government's war in [[Sri Lanka]] against the Tamils. With 95% burn injuries, he was rushed to the [[Kilpauk Medical College]] in a critical condition, with slim chances of survival. He succumbed within a short span of time.<ref name="ie">{{cite web | url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/tamil-nadu/259315 | title=Journo Who Gave Life for Sri Lanka Cause Remembered on 5th Death Anniversary | publisher=New Indian Express | accessdate=8 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408230453/http://m.newindianexpress.com/tamil-nadu/259315 | archive-date=8 April 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[Category:2009 deaths]]
[[Category:2009 deaths]]
[[Category:2009 suicides]]
[[Category:2009 suicides]]
[[Category:Indian activist journalists]]
[[Category:Activists from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Journalists from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Writers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian journalists]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan Civil War protests]]
[[Category:India–Sri Lanka relations]]
[[Category:Indian Peace Keeping Force]]
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