<div align="justify">A medical aspirant from Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu, who fought a legal battle against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, has reportedly committed suicide.<br /><br />Dejected that she could not secure a medical seat, Anitha took the extreme step by hanging herself at her house at Kulumur taluk in Ariyalur district.<br /><br />The test, conducted by the Central Board for Secondary Education, determines admissions to medical and dental colleges across India.<br /><br />The 18-year-old student, who secured 1,176 out of 1,200 marks in her state board Plus-2 exams, had filed a petition in the Supreme Court to exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET.<br /><br />Having a cut off mark of 196.8, Anitha secured only 86 marks in the NEET exam. The NEET score could not fetch her a medical seat, which was her long-cherished dream.<br /><br />Anitha, a poor Dalit student, pleaded herself as one of the respondents along with many students in the apex court against the implementation of NEET in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />Meanwhile, leaders of various political parties, including DMK working president M K Stalin, blamed the state government for Anitha's suicide, saying the tragedy occurred as it failed to secure an exemption from NEET. <br /></div>
<div align="justify">A medical aspirant from Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu, who fought a legal battle against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, has reportedly committed suicide.<br /><br />Dejected that she could not secure a medical seat, Anitha took the extreme step by hanging herself at her house at Kulumur taluk in Ariyalur district.<br /><br />The test, conducted by the Central Board for Secondary Education, determines admissions to medical and dental colleges across India.<br /><br />The 18-year-old student, who secured 1,176 out of 1,200 marks in her state board Plus-2 exams, had filed a petition in the Supreme Court to exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET.<br /><br />Having a cut off mark of 196.8, Anitha secured only 86 marks in the NEET exam. The NEET score could not fetch her a medical seat, which was her long-cherished dream.<br /><br />Anitha, a poor Dalit student, pleaded herself as one of the respondents along with many students in the apex court against the implementation of NEET in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />Meanwhile, leaders of various political parties, including DMK working president M K Stalin, blamed the state government for Anitha's suicide, saying the tragedy occurred as it failed to secure an exemption from NEET. <br /></div>
