Tamil Nadu : Anitha's family turns down TN Govt's offer for seven lakh rupees as financial aid
"Anitha died to get exemption from NEET and not for any Government aid," Anitha's brother Mani Ratnam has been quoted as saying.
The family turned down the offer after G Laxmi Priya the district collector of the state's Ariyalur, visited their home to hand over a cheque.
Anitha, who hailed from a poor family and aspired to become a doctor, scored excellent marks in her Class 12 exams, but was unsuccessful in NEET, the test for getting admission to a medical college.
The Supreme Court ordered last month that admissions in Tamil Nadu would be based not on Class 12 marks but on NEET, the national common entrance exam.
Anitha had pleaded before the Supreme Court that poor students like her could not afford private coaching classes that richer students in cities could, giving them an advantage in the competitive exam.
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