Minister Anbil Mahesh condemns homicide of Class 12 scholar

The homicide of a Class 12 lady scholar in Rameswaram is very condemnable and stern motion needs to be taken towards the accused, Minister for School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi mentioned on Wednesday.

Speaking to press individuals after distributing free bicycles to Class 11 college students at an occasion held at St. Joseph’s Girls Higher Secondary School in Ponmalaipatti, Tiruchi, he mentioned such an incident was deeply distressing, notably from a mum or dad’s perspective, because it concerned a toddler who comes to high school to check.

He added that even when the homicide had occurred because of private causes exterior the varsity premises, it have to be strongly condemned. “Stern motion needs to be taken towards the individual accountable,” he mentioned.

Responding to a query, Mr Poyyamozhi mentioned all crucial measures had been being taken to make sure that colleges remained drug-free campuses. Several initiatives had been below solution to interact college students in lecturers and constructive actions, stopping distractions and serving to hold them away from addictive habits.

On the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET), he mentioned a session assembly can be held quickly, and steps had been being taken to make sure that no skilled trainer was neglected.

During the occasion, free bicycles had been distributed to 1,632 college students (589 boys and 1,043 women) from 13 increased secondary colleges within the Tiruverumbur space at a value of ₹78.50 lakh.

Under the initiative, 22,588 Class 11 college students (10,345 boys and 12,243 women) from 103 authorities colleges and 67 government-aided and partially aided colleges within the district will obtain bicycles, at a complete value of ₹10.89 crore.