THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An RSS worker from Thrikkannapuram in Thiruvananthapuram died by suicide on Saturday evening after allegedly being denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming local body elections. The deceased has been identified as Anand Thampi. The 32-year-old reportedly shared his suicide note with friends via WhatsApp shortly before he was found hanging at his residence around 5.20pm. In the note, Thampi levelled serious allegations against several BJP and RSS leaders in his locality, claiming they were involved in a ‘soil mafia'. Among those named are Thrikkannapuram ward BJP candidate Vinod Kumar, area secretary Udayakumar, constituency committee member Krishnakumar and nagar karyavahak Rajesh. The accusations have put the party on the defensive, triggering fresh controversy at a se

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