Anti-NEET protests created political awareness among TN students, Thol Thirumavalavan says

TRICHY: Anti-NEET protests in Tamil Nadu created political awareness among youth and students and its benefits will be realised in the coming years, said

VCK

leader

Thol Thirumavalavan

on Saturday.

Thirumavalavan was speaking to reporters in Trichy while he was going to Ariyalur district to take part in an event on the death first death anniversary of medical aspirant

S Anitha

, who committed suicide on September 1, 2017.

He said NEET should be abolished.

The VCK leader alleged that the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government were working in favour of Sterlite management who want to open the factory in Tuticorin which was closed in the wake of protests by locals.