Suicide of S. Anitha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Dr. Anitha
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Place of Birth: Tamil Nadu, India
About Suicide of S. Anitha
- Shanmugam Anitha (5 March 2000 – 1 September 2017), was a student from Tamil Nadu, India.
- She scored 1176/1200 in the 12th standard exams in the Tamil Nadu State Board.
- This would have secured her a medical seat, if only the State Board marks had been considered for admission.
- In NEET-UG 2017, Anitha scored 86/720 marks.
- The minimum eligibility cut-off for making it into the merit list was 40 percentile for students in the reserved category.On 1 September 2017, she committed suicide by hanging.
- Her death created a major controversy in Tamil Nadu where the National Eligibility and Entrance Test for medical admissions was strongly opposed.
- She has become a cause celebre as a victim of the system.
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