Tirupur: Fear of losing reputation pushed a 41-year-old tailor to commit suicide here on Tuesday.

The victim, S Padmini of Pappanna Nagar, hailed from Musuri in Trichy district and was running a tailoring shop at Pappanna Nagar.

“She was staying with her husband Senthil, their two children and her mother. Padmini was known in the locality for her skill and had earned a reputation for delivering stitched dresses on time. She had received several orders ahead of the Diwali season. But as she could not deliver the goods on time, she consumed poison. Though she was rushed to a private hospital, she failed to respond to the treatment,” a police officer said.

The body was taken to the Tirupur Government Hospital for portmortem. Tirupur north police have registered a case.