EPS blames DMK govt for NEET aspirant’s suicide

EPS blames DMK govt for NEET aspirant’s suicide

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Salem:13.09.2021 

Leader of the opposition and former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday slammed the DMK-led state government for not taking steps to abolish the NEET examination in Tamil Nadu and blamed the government for the young NEET aspirant’s suicide. “Only because of Stalin's false promises, now, the family lost Dhanush,” he said.

Palaniswami in his statement on Sunday stated that Stalin had won the assembly election by giving the false assurance of placing his first signature to abolish the NEET examination in the state.

When questioning the steps for abolishing the examination in the assembly in June, the chief minister did not give a straight answer. “Stalin stated that steps would be taken based on the retired Justice A K Rajan committee’s recommendation,” Palaniswami said.

A petition was filed with the Madras high court that the Rajan’s committee was against the apex court’s guidelines. When answering to that case, the state government said in the high court that the committee would inquire about the NEET examination’s impact. The state government also said the committee was not formed against the apex court’s guidelines. The high court dismissed the petition after hearing the state government’s reply.

Stalin in his media statement stated that a bill would be passed in the assembly on Monday in connection with the NEET examination abolition. He conveyed his condolences to the family members for losing Dhanush and appealed to students not to take such an extreme decision out of fear for the NEET examination.

PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss appealed to the student community not to take such an extreme decision as suicide is not a solution. Head of the Tamil Manila Congress GK Vasan too expressed his grief to the family.

A service organisation founded by DMK MLA Dr Ezhilan Naganathan has moved the Madras high court seeking to get higher education transferred from concurrent to state list so as to do away with NEET and the new education policy. The PIL is likely to be taken up for hearing by the first bench.

State health minister Ma Subramaniam, who was in Tirunelveli, said the state government was making all attempts to get NEET exemption, legally and politically. "The state government will safeguard the doctor-dream of students, as promised in the DMK’s election manifesto," he said.

MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin visited Koolaiyur village on Sunday and handed over a cheque of ₹10 lakh to Dhanush’s family.

Former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami too visited the village and consoled the family members.

TRAGIC END: Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday handed over a cheque for ₹10 lakh to Dhanush’s family at Koolaiyur in Salem district