CHENNAI: NTK chief coordinator Seeman on Saturday strongly criticised the Tamil Nadu government following the alleged suicide of Shakitha Begum, a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) from Kallakurichi district, who is said to have taken her life due to the heavy workload imposed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Seeman said the incident had exposed the severe stress faced by government employees assigned to the SIR exercise. He pointed out that this was the second such case in recent days, noting that an Anganwadi worker in Kumbakonam had earlier attempted suicide allegedly due to similar pressures.

He said these incidents raised serious concerns about the burden placed on frontline staff. He condemned the State government’s decision to withhold salaries f

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