Govt hospital auditorium named after TN anti-NEET crusader Anitha

March 14, 2023 23:23

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A newly built auditorium of the Government Medical College Hospital in Ariyalur was named after S Anitha, a Tamil Nadu student who fought a legal battle against the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test in Supreme Court and died by suicide six years ago.

Minister for youth welfare and sports development Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurated the auditorium in Ariyalur, about 75 km from Tiruchirappalli in central Tamil Nadu.

Ahead of the inauguration, Stalin said her death made evident the 'NEET's cruel method' to pick students for medical courses.

As Anitha could not realise her ambition of becoming a doctor following introduction of NEET, she ended her life on September 1, 2017.

A Tamil medium student, she had an excellent score of 1176 out of 1200 in her Class 12 board exam.

Hailing from a humble Dalit family in Ariyalur district, Anitha's death led to outrage in Tamil Nadu.

Following similar suicides of students who could not clear NEET, it became an emotive issue in Tamil Nadu and political parties barring the BJP are opposed to the national test.

Like its predecessor AIADMK regime, the DMK government also passed a Bill in the assembly to exempt TN from the purview of NEET.

That Bill is pending with the President for her assent. The DMK regime has been urging the Centre to allow the State to fill medical seats based on Class 12 marks by clearing TN's anti-NEET Bill. -- PTI

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