The polls will be held on October 4.
Tamil Nadu Chennai News Live Updates: The ruling DMK has announced that Kanimozhi NVN Somu and KRN Rajeshkumar will be the party’s candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls to be held on October 4 in the state. The polls have been necessitated following the resignations of AIADMK’s K P Munusamy and R Vaithilingam earlier this year.
Meanwhile, on the day the Tamil Nadu government passed a bill exempting the state from NEET, a 17-year-old aspirant from Thularankurichi village in Tamil Nadu’s Ariyalur district allegedly died by suicide fearing she wouldn’t clear the exam. The victim, identified as Kanimozhi, reportedly had secured 562.28 out of 600 marks in Class XII examination. Kanimozhi’s parents, Karunanidhi and Jayalakshmi, are advocates.
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Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tamil-nadu-chennai-live-updates-neet-bill-suicide-covid-7505002/
