Stalin donates Rs 1 lakh to tribal girl who secured 95% in Class X exams

Coimbatore: Appreciating the 16-year-old tribal girl C Sreedevi who secured 95% in Class X Kerala board of examinations, DMK president MK Stalin on Friday donated Rs 1 lakh to her.
On behalf of Stalin, former minister MP Saminathan, Madathukulam MLA R Jayaramakrishnan, district secretary (Tirupur South) of DMK Ela Padmanaban and other DMK functionaries handed over the cash to the girl at her settlement Poochukottamparai tribal settlement in Udumalpet range of ATR in Tirupur district.
“Due to travel restrictions, the DMK chief could not meet the girl in person. But he spoke to the girl through video conference during our visit and assured to extend all kind of support for the girl to continue her education,” Jayaramakrishnan said.
Sreedevi and her family members were happy, and she told us that she aspires to study science group to become a doctor, he added.
The settlement has no power supply, transportation facilities or mobile network coverage.
About a month ago, she travelled for more than 150km - on her father’s motorcycle up to the state border and in a Kerala government vehicle from there to the school - to take the remaining exams during the lockdown. Despite the odds, the girl, who is a student of Nayaranagadi Model Residential School at Chalakudy in Trissur district, has secured A plus grade in all the subjects.
A few days ago, the forest department had felicitated the girl with a shawl and memento. Based on her request, deputy director of Pollachi division of Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) S Arokiyaraj Xavier got her a laptop with solar battery.