Kerala: BJP-called statewide shutdown begins after death of Sabarimala devotee; police warn troublemakers of immediate arrest

A shutdown in Kerala was observed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest the death of a Sabarimala devotee on Friday, which also saw few incidents of violence that prompted stern police warning. The 50-year-old Lord Ayyappa devotee had set himself on fire at a BJP protest venue early Thursday and later succumbed to his injuries at a state-run Medical College hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.

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