Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 14 (UNI) The state-wide dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the BJP state-unit affected the normal life in Kerala on Friday.
The BJP called for the hartal in protest against the death of an Ayyappa devotee, who was admitted to the Government Medical College here following his suicide attempt early on Thursday morning.
Alleging that the Government was paying no heed to Sabarimala issue, Ayyappa devotee, Venugopal Nair (49), committed suicide by pouring petrol over himself in front of a tent, where former BJP state president CK Padmanabhan is staging indefinite hunger strike.