Vlogger couple found dead in Kerala's Parassala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A vlogger couple, who had hundreds of followers on YouTube, were found dead at their house in Parassala in this district, police said on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Selvaraj (45), a mason by profession, and his wife Priya (37), natives of Cheruvarakonam here.
According to police, the couple were found dead on Sunday by their son, who is working as a trainee in an institution in Ernakulam district. He reached home and found his mother lying on the bed and his father hanging in the same room, they said.
Police had earlier suspected that both persons had died of suicide, but the postmortem report mentioned strangulation marks on the neck of the woman.
"We cannot confirm now whether the woman was murdered. Doctors found strangulation marks on her body during the postmortem. But we can confirm the exact cause of the death only after the chemical examination results come," a police officer said.
He said the woman was considered to have died first.
"Her body had signs of decay when we reached her home on Sunday. But there was no such issue in terms of the man's body. It is suspected that the man had died hours after the death of his wife," the officer said.
The couple also reportedly posted a video on their YouTube channel, which was said to have over 18,000 followers, hours before the death.
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The sudden defection of C. P. Yogeshwar, who previously joined the BJP through 'Operation Kamala' out of a desire for power, to the Congress has sparked discussion. Some question whether it's right for the Congress to accept Yogeshwar, who until recently endorsed the BJP’s principles. However, looking at his political journey, it becomes evident that his actions were driven by a pursuit of power rather than commitment to any ideology. His switch to the BJP was not due to loyalty to its principles, nor is his current shift to Congress a result of a newfound love for Congress's secular ideals.
It appears he sees more immediate benefits with Congress, leading to this sudden move. It wouldn’t be surprising if he later switched back to the BJP. His approach is centred around power-oriented politics, which can aptly be called opportunistic politics. Moreover, Yogeshwar has never let such considerations trouble him.
However, a lingering question remains: why are the Congress leadership turning a blind eye to their own leaders who, while in Congress, align openly with the Sangh Parivar and RSS without any shame? If this trend continues, the day isn't far when the state Congress will transform into an official political wing of the RSS. Leaders who have defected to Congress simply due to a lack of power in the BJP continue to enjoy authority within Congress, all while working for the interests of the RSS and Sangh Parivar. As a result, even with Congress in power, the government fails to curb the Sangh Parivar's unchecked actions in the state.
In coastal regions, Sangh Parivar operates fearlessly in communal provocations, as they are openly encouraged by leaders within Congress who are nurtured by RSS ideology. A prime example is in Puttur, where a Congress leader openly pledged loyalty to Sangh Parivar leaders, publicly challenging the Congress leadership. Three days have passed since the incident, yet the so-called Congress leaders have expressed no objection. Their silence indirectly supports other Congress members who seek official recognition with RSS’s allied organisations.
Once known statewide for writers like Shivaram Karanth and Molahalli Shivaraya and for its cooperative efforts, Puttur is now identified for communal incidents due to the actions of the Sangh Parivar. The reputation of not only Puttur but also the entire Dakshina Kannada district has been tarnished by the communal misdeeds of these organisations. In an example of this shift, last Wednesday, at the foundation ceremony for the new district office of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Puttur Congress MLA Ashok Kumar Rai and former MLA Shakuntala Shetty participated with great enthusiasm. At this public event, MLA Ashok Kumar Rai even bowed down to VHP leader Gopal Ji, showing reverence.
It’s not as if these Congress leaders are unaware that the VHP does not represent the entirety of Hinduism and is not a religious organisation but rather a political one masked as a religious group. The fact that it operates for certain political parties during elections is also not unknown to the Congress leaders of Puttur. Instead of spreading Hindu values and virtues, organisations like the VHP often propagate hatred against other religions under the guise of Hindu Samajotsava. Many VHP activists face criminal charges, and now, with the Congress MLA bowing down to VHP leaders, it seems the Congress itself has implicitly endorsed these criminal actions.
Through this gesture, both the current and former Congress MLAs have openly expressed to their superiors that they are unwilling to let go of RSS and Sangh Parivar ideologies. Bowing down to the Sangh Parivar’s leaders is effectively a rejection of Congress's secular values. Yet, the Congress leadership remains indifferent.
