Students stage flash protest at Jaya mausoleum against NEET

September 06, 2017 19:14

Giving a slip to the police who had placed restrictions at the Marina beach here, students today staged a flash protest at the mausoleum of J Jayalalithaa against NEET.

Protests were held across Tamil Nadu for the fifth consecutive day today by students of private and government colleges and some pro-Tamil outfits against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.

They raised slogans against the central and state governments and demanded scrapping of the national entrance test for admission to medical colleges.

Protests were held in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Dindigul and Karur.

Students, who gathered at the mausoleum of Jayalalithaa, squatted there, raised slogans against NEET and demanded justice for Anitha, a Dalit medical aspirant and anti-NEET court petitioner who committed suicide on Friday.

After a tough time handling protesters, the police removed them from the premises and tightened security.

Anticipating such protests, the police had placed tough restrictions at the Marina beach to maintain law and order.

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