Girl who scored 490/500 in CBSE gets call from PM

Girl who scored 490/500 in CBSE gets call from PM

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Coimbatore:  27.07.2020

In his ‘Mann ki baat’ programme on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with a student from Namakkal who had recently excelled in the Class XII board exams.

N Kaniga, the student, scored 490 marks out of 500 in the CBSE board exams. Her father S K Natarajan is a truck driver while her mother is a homemaker. Kaniga’s elder sister is a third year MBBS student. The family lives at EB Colony in Namakkal.

Kaniga told TOI that she had no words to describe her joy when the PM called her. "The PM interacted with me over phone for more than two minutes on Friday and asked how I scored such high marks in my board examinations. I said I worked really hard and my family supported me. I told him that I wish to become a doctor,” she said.

The PM said the girl’s father is an inspiration for all and that he was setting a great example by educating his daughters. “When I hear of Namakkal, I think of Anjaneyar temple, now I will remember my interaction with you,” PM told Kaniga on phone.

After the programme, many people came to know about Natarajan and his family members. “We are really happy that the PM interacted with our daughter. We thank him for making us proud,” said Natarajan.


HARD WORK PAYS: N Kaniga with her parents