DMK to bear educational expenses of MBBS student

DMK Treasurer Thalapathi M.K.Stalin handing over a cheque to Ajithkumar in Tiruchi on Aug 2.
The Youth Wing of the DMK will bear the entire educational expenses fee of a poor student from Dharmapuri district, who has secured an MBBS seat at the K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College, Tiruchi, said Thalapathi M.K. Stalin here on Aug 2.
Announcing the party’s intention to help the student, Ajithkumar, the DMK Treasurer, gave away Rs.25, 000 to the visibly moved student for his immediate expenses in the presence of his mother at a function in Tiruchi. Stalin’s gesture follows report on the student’s inability to pay fees due to poverty. The Dharmapuri district wing of the party too had confirmed the family’s economic status.
Hailing from Keezh Morappur village near Arur in Dharmapuri district, Ajithkumar had secured 1,148 marks in Plus Two public examination. With a cut-off of 196.5, he got admission to the city college.
The boy’s mother, Mathammal, ekes out a living by selling idlis and dosas in a pushcart in her village. She had to rely on the support of a few philanthropists for the education of her two sons. “I did not expect my son to join a medical college,” Mathammal said. Stalin assured them that the youth wing of the party would bear the expenditure for the entire course and advised Ajithukumar not to worry about paying the fees for his medical degree.