Right after the Supreme Court banned bandhs and protests against National Eligibility cum Entrance Test disrupted the normal life in Tamil Nadu. The protest was carried to demand justice for Anitha, the Dalit student from Ariyalur who had killed herself after failing to secure a medical seat, the 50 students also demanded that Tamil Nadu be exempt from the NEET exam.<br/><br/>Anitha had scored 1176 out of 1200 marks in her Class XII state board examinations, committed suicide as she could not clear the NEET and study in a medical college in the state.<br/><br/>Tamil Nadu was exempted from the NEET last year, and it was widely anticipated that this year also it would be exempted. However, the NEET exemption didn't happen this year.<br/><br/>School and college students, activists, NGOs and cadres of various political parties intensified their anti-NEET protests after Anitha's death. Roads were blocked, schools and colleges were closed.<br/><br/><meta content="cms.next" name="cmsei"/>