Furious over the death of three medical seat aspirants by suicide on Saturday, protests erupted in various parts of Tamil Nadu, urging centre and state to scrap NEET immediately. Members of Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) staged protests in Chennai at 10 am on Monday demanding the NEET examination to be banned. Its leader T Velmurugan said in his social media post, “State and central governments should stop killing students in the name of NEET.”
Similarly, many other organisations and leaders also condemned the exam and held protests.
VCK president and Lok Sabha member Thol Thirumavalavan staged a protest condemning NEET and the New Education Policy (NEP), drawing a kolam in Kallur village in Cuddalore. “The negligence of the State government and the arrogance of the Centre has claimed the life of three students on a single day. Both of them are responsible for the deaths,” said Thirumavalavan.
Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman said in a statement, “After Anitha committed suicide in 2017, State government adopted a resolution against NEET due to intense pressure. However, even after three years, the Centre has not taken any action. These three deaths could have been prevented if it had acted.”
Similar protests were held at Uthangudi by SDPI and local Jamat; in Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli by Makkal Adhikaram cadre.