Students take up novel protest of handing petition to Jayalalithaa's statue

Chennai

Scuffles took place in Thanjavur between police and students during their protests against NEET examination.

Students Federation of India (SFI) picketed near a Jayalalithaa statue to 'hand her the petition' seeking cancellation of NEET exams.

This is when police rushed to stop the students from doing so.

Seven people were arrested for attempting to get near the statue situated near the railway station. They were brought down from the stairs leading to the statue, forcefully.

Questioning the reason for them to protest in this manner, they said that as long as former CM Late Jayalalithaa she resisted NEET but the government that claims to keep up her legacy has accepted NEET and not even filed a case which seven states have done so far.

Voices against NEET are reverbating over the twin suicides of NEET aspirants in quick succession.