Summary:
Tirupati: A man and his mother committed suicide at Tirupati on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Depressed over the decision taken by his wife and other family reasons, Gangadhar killed himself in the wee hours of Wednesday. Both the suicides reflect the plight of the TTD contract employees, said the colleagues of the deceased.The general secretary of contract employees association, T Subramanyam said that the contract employees are being exploited with meagre salaries.It was the long pending demand of the employees to pay reasonable salary but the board did not agree even though the workers are taking away their lives, he rued. B Gangadhar (27), a contract employee of Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam (TTD), who was married three months ago, hanged self at his home.Police suspected that family disputes led the man to take the extreme step of ending his life. Police registered a case under section 174 of CrPC and are investigating the matter..