Against the backdrop of a Chennai boy ending his life over low scores in NEET and the subsequent death by suicide of his father, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday urged President Droupadi Murmu to grant assent 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’ at Raj Bhavan. However, by late evening, the Raj Bhavan said it had postponed the reception as the main lawns were flooded due to “incessant heavy rain” and there were predictions of rain for Tuesday.
The rescheduled date would be announced later. The Governor had recently said if left to himself, he would never ever grant assent to the NEET Exemption Bill.
