Against the backdrop of a Chennai boy ending his life over lower scores in NEET and the subsequent death by suicide by his father, Chief Minister M K Stalin on August 14 urged President Droupadi Murmu to grant assent at the earliest to the State’s NEET exemption Bill, which “was the collective will of the people of Tamil Nadu”.
Mr. Stalin, separately, announced his government’s decision to boycott Governor R. N. Ravi’s Independence Day ‘At Home’ reception at Raj Bhavan. However, by late evening, the Raj Bhavan said it has postponed the reception as the main lawns on its premises was flooded due to “incessant heavy rains” and there were predictions of thunderstorms and rain for Tuesday. The rescheduled date would be announced later. The Governor had recently said left to himself he would never ever grant assent to the NEET exemption Bill.
