NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MARCH 7
Days after Odisha CM had made a plea with PM on students returned from Ukraine, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Centre to find ways to enable all medical students,, recently evacuated from Ukraine, to complete their education in India.
Stalin, while acknowledging the efforts taken by the Indian government in bringing back thousands of students caught in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, said he would like to draw PM’s attention to the emerging need to address the uncertain future faced by thousands of students who were studying in Ukraine.
“Since the beginning of the conflict, over 1,200 medical students have so far returned to Tamil Nadu and the remaining students are also expected to return in the coming days. The current situation has already resulted in the disruption of their studies and also threatens their future careers”, stated CM Stalin.
He also mentioned that given the current unprecedented situation in Ukraine, it might not be practically possible for these medical students to return to their colleges in Ukraine.
“The uncertainty is likely to prevail even after the cessation of hostilities and till the restoration of normalcy in their Universities”, said CM Stalin and requested PM Modi’s urgent intervention in taking up the issue with the National Medical Commission and the relevant ministries. Stalin said the concerned authorities should be directed to immediately find a way out to enable the affected students to continue their studies at medical colleges in India from the stage from which their studies in Ukraine were disrupted.
“I assure you that the Tamil Nadu Government will offer unstinted support to all the efforts taken by the Government of India in this regard,” he added.
