“KARAIKAL. The former Puducherry Speaker V.M.C. Sivakumar (67) was hacked to death by an armed gang in broad daylight at Neravy in Karaikal district on Tuesday.
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Sivakumar immediatly rushed into teh building under construction to protect himself. However, the gang hurled another country bomb at Sivakumar which hit his right shoulder and exploded. The gangsters later pulled out “aruvals” and attacked Sivakumar on his neck and head, killing him on the spot.”
– The Hindu, January 4th 2017
