A day ahead of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), three medical student aspirants from Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Madurai districts in Tamil Nadu died by suicide owing to constant apprehensions and exam pressure.
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On late Saturday evening, Motilal, a student from Tiruchengode in Namakkal district preparing for this year's medical entrance exam died by suicide.
This is the fourth such instance this week in Tamil Nadu. On Wednesday, Vignesh an aspiring medical student had died by suicide over NEET fears.
DMK President M K Stalin said NEET "is not an exam at all." Taking to Twitter, Palaniswami expressed grief over the "sad" incident and said students have many avenues to taste success and resorting to such extreme steps was distressing.
Political party leaders in Tamil Nadu expressed sorrow and demanded the central government to scrap NEET at least in the state.
Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in a tweet expressed his pain at the suicide of the students.
He said the students should develop will power to face challenges. Panneerselvam also said the parents should also extend support to their children.
According to Minister for School Education K A Sengottaiyan, the state government is against NEET.
PMK Founder S Ramadoss urged the central government to cancel the exam in Tamil Nadu.
MDMK founder and Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko slammed the BJP-led Centre, saying suicides of students in the state was happening due to the "imposition" of NEET on them.
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader and independent legislator, T T V Dhinakaran and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan also expressed anguish over the deaths.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court had refused to entertain a batch of pleas seeking deferment or cancellation of NEET scheduled for Sunday. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan had said that authorities will take all necessary steps for conducting the NEET-undergraduate exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic for admission in medical courses.
On late Saturday evening, Motilal, a student from Tiruchengode in Namakkal district preparing for this year's medical entrance exam died by suicide.
M Aditya, a NEET aspirant from Dharmapuri ended his life leaving behind a heart-wrenching letter. The 20-year-old had appeared for NEET exam last year but could not clear
it. He had been preparing since then. He was found hanging at his
residence in the evening, Dharmapuri Collector S Malarvizhi said citing
preliminary investigation.
His parents had gone to Salem to see the NEET exam centre where their son was to appear for the exam on Sunday. "But they returned home to find their son hanging from the ceiling fan. His parents say Adithya has a good academic record," Malarvizhi told PTI.
His parents had gone to Salem to see the NEET exam centre where their son was to appear for the exam on Sunday. "But they returned home to find their son hanging from the ceiling fan. His parents say Adithya has a good academic record," Malarvizhi told PTI.
In Madurai, Jyothi Sridurga was studying for the medical entrance exam with the pressure of failure overwhelming her. She hanged herself at her residence on Saturday.
The 19-year-old daughter of a policeman left a taped audio message in which she conveyed her apologies to her parents for her decision and requested not to blame anyone. A purported suicide note left behind by her said she was 'apprehensive' about NEET though others had high 'hopes' on her.This is the fourth such instance this week in Tamil Nadu. On Wednesday, Vignesh an aspiring medical student had died by suicide over NEET fears.
His death drew sharp responses from Tamil Nadu political parties opposed to NEET, even as Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam of the ruling AIADMK expressed shock over the incident.
DMK President M K Stalin said NEET "is not an exam at all." Taking to Twitter, Palaniswami expressed grief over the "sad" incident and said students have many avenues to taste success and resorting to such extreme steps was distressing.
Political party leaders in Tamil Nadu expressed sorrow and demanded the central government to scrap NEET at least in the state.
Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in a tweet expressed his pain at the suicide of the students.
He said the students should develop will power to face challenges. Panneerselvam also said the parents should also extend support to their children.
According to Minister for School Education K A Sengottaiyan, the state government is against NEET.
PMK Founder S Ramadoss urged the central government to cancel the exam in Tamil Nadu.
MDMK founder and Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko slammed the BJP-led Centre, saying suicides of students in the state was happening due to the "imposition" of NEET on them.
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader and independent legislator, T T V Dhinakaran and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan also expressed anguish over the deaths.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court had refused to entertain a batch of pleas seeking deferment or cancellation of NEET scheduled for Sunday. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan had said that authorities will take all necessary steps for conducting the NEET-undergraduate exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic for admission in medical courses.
(With inputs from PTI)