But after the exit polls indicated that Congress would not get majority seats to form the next government he was deeply upset. Later in the night when all his family went to sleep, he hanged himself in the house. His wife Arumugavalli saw the body in the morning and informed the police.

Arunachalam, a plumber by profession was also a habitual drunkard. He was not regular in his job and was often running short of money. He used to borrow money for his daily drinks. Many of the lenders started pestering him to return the money, police said.

Police have registered the incident as a case of suicide due to financial crisis.