A day after the suicide of Ariyalur Dalit girl Anitha, who led a campaign against NEET, Tamil nationalist outfit the Naam Tamilar Katchi today staged a massive protest demanding scrapping of the entrance exam.
The outfit stated that making NEET the sole criterion for medical admission was not right and that relaxations must be provided to provide better representation of the state board students.
Since a huge number of people visited Anitha’s home to pay their last respects to the departed soul, her body was kept at a public place in Kuzhumur near Senthurai. A number of relatives, friends and politicians visited the spot to pay their last respects to the 17-year-old braveheart.
Anitha’s father has said that she was deeply concerned about entrance exam. He said that despite adverse circumstances, Anitha managed to focus on her studies. “What wrong did she do and who will now answer for her death?” asked Anitha’s father.
A strike has been called by various political parties in Ariyalur district. Shops and other public outlets were closed in support of the strike. All major establishments remained shut.
Anitha ended her life after she failed to secure a medical seat on the basis of NEET score.
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