Tirupati shuts down over Congress worker's death

A daylong shutdown began in Tirupati on Monday following the death of Congress worker Muni Kama Koti. Protests erupted across the state over the suicide of Koti. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Tirupati.

Koti, who set himself on fire demanding special category status for Andhra Pradesh died on Sunday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chennai. Several Congress leaders reached Chennai to bring mortal of the Congress activist. Koti's final rites will be performed in Tirupati in the evening.

By Anjali