Chennai: Aditya, a NEET aspirant from Dharmapuri ended his life leaving behind a heart-wrenching letter.
In Madurai, Jyothi Sridurga was preparing 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 third 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.
