Tamil Nadu protests over suicide of Dalit girl Anitha who argued against NEET in Supreme Court

Protests broke out in various places in Tamil Nadu today, following the suicide of 17-year-old Dalit student S Anitha yesterday, the face of the state's anti-NEET agitation. Despite scoring high marks in the plus two exams under the Tamil Nadu state board, Anitha got only 86 per cent in the NEET examination which ruined her chances of getting admission. Her death comes nine days after the Supreme Court directed Tamil Nadu to follow NEET for medical admissions and to finish the counselling process by September 4.

Protests broke out in various places in Tamil Nadu today, following the suicide of 17-year-old Dalit student S Anitha, the face of the state's anti-NEET agitation. Anitha had scored 1,176 marks out of 1,200 in the plus two exams under the Tamil Nadu state 

Family and the public pay tribute to the departed Anitha. (Express Photo)

Madurai members of Makkal Atikaram detained by police during a protest near Periyar bus stand in Madurai on Saturday. | PTI Photo

AIADMK's sidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran's presence at Anitha's funeral reportedly caused a furore. (Express Photo)

Chennai Police remove a protestor from a railway track during protests over the suicide of Anitha who had moved the Supreme Court against NEET- based medical admissions in Chennai on Saturday. PTI Photo

Singer, music director and Kollywood actor GV Prakash with members of Anitha's family at Ariyalur. (Express Photo)

Anitha's house in Kuzhumur village, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. She was from a family of modest means. Her father was a daily-wage labourer. (Express Photo)

Chennai members of the Radical Students' Youth Front (RSYF) staged state-wide protests over the suicide of Anitha who had moved the Supreme Court against NEET- based medical admissions in Chennai on Saturday. | PTI Photo

Chennai members of the Radical Students' Youth Front (RSYF) staged state-wide protests over the suicide of Anitha who had moved the Supreme Court against NEET- based medical admissions in Chennai on Saturday. | PTI Photo

Political parties and pro-Tamil outfits staged state-wide protests over the suicide of Anitha who had moved the Supreme Court against NEET- based medical admissions in Chennai on Saturday. | PTI Photo

Kuzhumur village in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu mourns its lost daughter, Anitha. (Express Photo)

Political parties and pro-Tamil outfits staged state-wide protests over the suicide of Anitha who had moved the Supreme Court against NEET- based medical admissions in Chennai on Saturday. (Express Photo)

Political parties and pro-Tamil outfits staged state-wide protests over the suicide of Anitha who had moved the Supreme Court against NEET- based medical admissions in Chennai on Saturday. (Express Photo)

Political parties and pro-Tamil outfits staged state-wide protests over the suicide of Anitha who had moved the Supreme Court against NEET- based medical admissions in Chennai on Saturday. (Express Photo)

Political parties and pro-Tamil outfits staged state-wide protests over the suicide of Anitha who had moved the Supreme Court against NEET- based medical admissions in Chennai on Saturday. (Express Photo)