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Senior Citizen Dies of Heart Attack During CJP Protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park
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News18•02-10-2026, 22:15
Senior Citizen Dies of Heart Attack During CJP Protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park
- •A 75-year-old man, Gopalakrishna Subbaiya Pillai, died of a heart attack during a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Shivaji Park in Mumbai.
- •Pillai, a resident of Thane, complained of severe chest pain around 5 pm after arriving at the protest site at 4:30 pm.
- •He was rushed to a nearby hospital by friends and police personnel but succumbed during treatment.
- •The CJP protest sought the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls.
- •Thousands attended the protest, which began around 4 pm under sunny conditions, despite lacking police permission.
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A 75-year-old man named Gopalakrishna Subbaiya Pillai suffered a fatal heart attack during the protest after experiencing severe chest pain and subsequently succumbed while receiving medical treatment.
The protest was organized to demand the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
No, thousands of people thronged the vicinity of the iconic ground for the demonstration despite a lack of police permission.
