Dharma Patil had consumed a chemical near the chief minister's office.

Farmer Dharma Patil's tragic suicide has exposed the insensitive side of the system. With no respite from the previous and current governments, the 84-year-old patriarch had consumed a chemical near the chief minister's office at Mantralaya a week ago. He died at JJ Hospital on Sunday night. The suicide has now become a rallying point for the opposition and ruling partner Shiv Sena, who have demanded the government be prosecuted for the murder of a hapless octogenarian.