Dinakaran gives Rs 15 lakh to kin of girl who killed self over NEET

September 30, 2017 20:47

Sidelined AIADMK leader T T V Dhnakaran today gave Rs 15 lakh to the family of S Anitha, a medical aspirant and an anti-NEET petitioner who allegedly committed suicide on September 1.

He also lashed out at the K Palaniswami-led "anti-people" Tamil Nadu government for not getting exemption for the state from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for at least this year.

Dinakaran told reporters here that the 20 AIADMK MLAs loyal to him, including the 18 disqualified ones, had together donated Rs 10 lakh from their salaries, while Rs five lakh were given from the party funds to the family of Anitha on the directions of AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala.

"We are not seeking any political mileage by providing this assistance. Such an incident should not recur and we should not allow our rights to be snatched away," he said.

Taking a dig at the ruling dispensation, Dinakaran said the "anti-people" government had failed to get an exemption for Tamil Nadu from NEET for even a year.

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