The demise of a couple, who died from burn injuries after accidentally immolating themselves while attempting to stop an eviction drive in Thiruvananthapuram, has triggered a widespread row in Kerala. Opposition parties blamed the police for the incident, following which the state government has extended a helping hand to their orphaned children.

The couple, Rajan (47) and his wife Ambili (40), died at the govt medical college and hospital in Thiruvananthapuram after they suffered multiple organ failure on Monday.

The video of the two teenage-children, Rahul and Renjith, lamenting outside the hospital for help to cremate their father at the disputed land as per his last wish went viral on social media, following which many offered to help them construct a house of their own.

As the opposition Congress took up the matter and condemned the police for the incident, CM Pinarayi Vijayan announced that his government will protect the children of the couple.

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