On Monday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin assured that NEET can be done away with amid the rising number of cases of suicides by students. He also requested the students to avoid suicidal thoughts.
In a statement, CM MK Stalin said, “Have confidence, do not have suicidal thoughts. Do not think of losing your life in any situation. Definitely, we can remove NEET which proves to be an obstacle to your goals. The Tamil Nadu government is working vigorously towards that.”
His statement came after a NEET aspirant committed suicide in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai after he was unable to clear the NEET exam two times in a row on Sunday. Just a day later his father also died by suicide on Monday.
He further added, “I was shocked after knowing that Jegadeeswaran from Chrompet, who was a NEET aspirant, committed suicide. When I was thinking about how to console the student’s parents, the next day, his father Selvasekar also died by suicide. I do not know how to console the Jegadeeswaran family, friends and relatives.”
“Condolences to the death of S Jegadeeswaran and his father Selvasekar,” he added.