"Beg You, Don't End Your Lives": MK Stalin's Appeal After NEET Suicides
NDTV
On Monday, Tamil Nadu passed a bill to stop NEET-based admissions. It would, however, not take effect without the President's sign-off.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today made an emotional appeal to students tormented by the matter of appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical courses. His plea followed reports of a third case of suicide in a week related to the controversial exam.
A 17-year-old girl died in Tamil Nadu today allegedly by suicide, the third such death in less than a week. The daily wager's daughter, who had appeared for NEET 2021, was anxious over clearing it. She had scored 84.9 per cent in Class 12.
Her death followed a 17-year-old boy's yesterday and a 19-year-old's on Sunday, merely hours before the exam scheduled for the next day.
Over the past few years, 15 medical aspirants have died by suicide in the state.
