Head of Udupi mutt dies, hospital suspects he was poisoned
Lakshmivara Tirtha, the head of the Shiroor mutt in Karnataka's Udupi, died on Thursday in a Manipal hospital, which suspects he was poisoned. He was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after he complained of breathlessness. Tirtha, who allegedly had differences with six other seers, suffered 'massive' gastrointestinal bleeding and died despite dialysis and blood transfusion, the hospital said. 