This is my own decision, don't blame it on others: Madurai NEET aspirant's last audio

Chennai

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A day ahead of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), a medical college aspirant in Madurai, Jyothi Sridurga ended her life.

The heart-wrenching audio message she left behind also had her request not to blame anyone and conveyed her apologies to her parents for her decision.

The 19-year-old daughter of a policeman was preparing for the medical entrance exam with the pressure of failure overwhelming her. She hanged herself at her residence on Saturday.

This is the second such instance this week in Tamil Nadu. On Wednesday, Vignesh an aspiring medical student had died by suicide over NEET fears.

Political party leaders in Tamil Nadu expressed pain at the girl's suicide fearing NEET. They  expressed sorrow and demanded the central government to scrap NEET at least in the state.

Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam in a tweet expressed his pain at the suicide of the students.

He said the students should develop will power to face challenges. Panneerselvam also said the parents should also extend support to their children.

According to Minister for School Education K A Sengottaiyan, the state government is against NEET.

DMK President M K Stalin in a tweet said the NEET has a destabilisation effect on the students as can be seen from the death of Anitha (first student who died by suicide due to NEET) to Sridurga.

Stalin said he was shocked to know Sridurga died by suicide due to fear of NEET and added that the medical college entrance test is not at all an exam and suicide is not the solution.

PMK Founder S Ramadoss urged the central government to cancel the exam in Tamil Nadu.

(With inputs from IANS)