Highlights 1 A Dalit girl from Tamil Nadu committed suicide today. A Dalit girl from Tamil Nadu's Ariyalur district, who spearheaded the fight against National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) exams, today committed suicide. Anitha, 17, whose performance in state board class 12 exams was spectacular, committed suicide after she failed to get a medical seat. Anitha killed herself at her residence a week after the Centre declared that Tamil Nadu cannot be exempted from NEET. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami announced solatium of Rs 7 lakh to Anita's family and a government job to from the family.

Source: India Today September 01, 2017 11:32 UTC