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Daughter of daily wage labourer receives Rs.1.10 lakh from Jayalalithaa to pursue medical studies

The sum would cover the medical aspirant's first year tuition fee, hostel fee and expense for books.

The daughter of a daily wage labourer on Friday received a sum of Rs.1.10 lakh from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa so that she could pursue her medical education.

The sanction was made from “Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Trust,” following a plea from the impoverished student, an AIADMK press release here said.

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The girl, Priyadarshini, from Tiruvannamalai, and had made a plea to the Chief Minister for financial assistance, it said.

The sum would cover the medical aspirant’s first year tuition fee, hostel fee and expense for books, it added.

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First uploaded on: 25-06-2016 at 16:34 IST
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