Chennai: A man jumped to his death from a temple in Tiruvarur allegedly due to lack of money for survival due to the coronavirus lockdown.
The man was identified as Jayapal. He jumped from the North Tower of Sri Thyagarajaswamy temple in Tiruvarur. He committed suicide as he did not have money to survive, it is said.
Recently, the temple dancers appealed to the government to provide essentials to them as they were finding it difficult to make their ends meet due to the lockdown, it is to be noted.