Dhanush, an MBBS aspirant from Thanjavur, committed suicide after he failed to clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) twice. He was found hanging from a saree in his room when his parents were not at home.
According to a Times of India report, Dhanush completed class 12 in 2022. His parents asked him to study engineering after he failed to clear the NEET that year. His parents, Shanthi and Senthilkumar, are daily wage workers. They admitted him to an engineering college in Coimbatore after his previous NEET results.
Still, Dhanush left midway as he had no interest in engineering.
He prepared for the NEET again in 2023 and failed. He did not write the NEET in 2024, so his parents admonished him and admitted him to an engineering college again.
Unable to cope with the situation and his inability to clear NEET, Dhanush committed suicide during his parents’ absence.
Opposition slams DMK
Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami slammed the DMK government for hoodwinking students by promising to ban the medical entrance exam.
In a social media post, Palaniswami said that CM Stalin had the blood of students on his hands.
“The undawning DMK Chief Minister who is running a political drama in the name of NEET cancellation, should realize that he has blood on his hands of students who are being duped and are taking their lives by believing in his useless propaganda. What are you, MK Stalin, doing in Parliament with 40 MPs? When will your dynast minister tell the NEET cancellation secret? How many more students do we have to see die?“, Palaniswami asked Stalin.
Palniswami also urged students that taking one’s life should never cross the mind despite adversity.
“Even if there are many trials in life, try to face them head-on and turn them into achievements. Remember that there is always a wonderful place for you in this world.”, Palaniswami said.
தஞ்சாவூர் மாவட்டம் சிலம்பவேளங்காடு பகுதியைச் சேர்ந்த மாணவர் தனுஷ், கடந்த 2 ஆண்டுகளாக நீட் தேர்வு எழுதியும் தேர்ச்சி பெற முடியாததால் தன் இன்னுயிரை மாய்த்துக்கொண்டதாக வரும் செய்தி அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கிறது.
நீட் ரத்து என்ற பெயரில் அரசியல் நாடகம் நடத்தும் விடியா திமுக முதல்வர், தன்னுடைய… pic.twitter.com/xHyy7wilVW
— Edappadi K Palaniswami – Say No To Drugs & DMK (@EPSTamilNadu) August 17, 2024
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