NEET 2020: Another 19-Year-Old Aspirant From Tamil Nadu Dies Of Suicide; #BanNEET Trends On Twitter

A 19-year old NEET aspirant died of suicide in Tamil Nadu. In her suicide note, she said that she was apprehensive about the upcoming exams. This comes after another NEET student died of suicide in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, in social media, many are asking for a ban on NEET exams.

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NEET 2020: Another 19-year-old medical aspirant from Tamil Nadu died of an alleged suicide. In the suicide note that she left behind, she wrote that she ‘apprehensive’ about the upcoming National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET). Identified as Jothisri Durga, she was found hanging at her residence. Her note expressed how she was apprehensive about the exam when others had high hopes for her. Her death comes a few days after another 19-year-old aspirant, Vigensh killed himself in Tamil Nadu. Although he had cleared the NEET exam in an earlier attempt and scored 1006 marks out of 1200 he was not able to join any medical colleges and coming from a poor family, he wanted to get a seat under government quota. The suicides of aspirants have politicians giving out sharp responses opposing NEET, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam of the ruling AIADMK expressed shock over the incident. According to a PTI report, in a tweet, Panneerselvam expressed grief over such incidents concerning the students, who are the "pillars of future." "Students should learn to face any situation with guts and parents should aid them in this," the deputy CM, also AIADMK Coordinator, was quoted in the report. In the PTI report, DMK President M K Stalin was also quoted, he said NEET "is not an exam at all." The leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, expressed shock over the suicide but said killing oneself was not the solution. "We can realise from the death of Anitha (a medical aspirant who died of suicide in 2017) to Jothisri Durga that NEET is severely affecting students," he said in a tweet."I repeat, suicide is not a solution; NEET is not an exam at all. #BanNeet_SaveTNStudents," he added. Meanwhile, with less than 24 hours for NEET 2020, a protest on social media has erupted demanding to postpone the exam. Students and parents from across the nation have started a trend #BanNEET. Students are also demanding justice for students who died of suicide.

Looks like government is not concerned about the safety.

#BanNEET pic.twitter.com/tvdBFp8Cjl — AC ???? (@Veniceofeast) September 12, 2020

Example is India's NEET exam.#BanNEET https://t.co/EjjVqX3uyx

— Social Animal (@socialadjur) September 7, 2020

"I am tired" - It's not just a word. It's the real pain. Image: @BabuVMK #SaveTNStudents #BanNEET pic.twitter.com/Q1Ag1YsLCj

— Dr.Sandhiya Jayamoorthi (@Sandy_JPA) September 12, 2020