All Medical Students Withdraw Strike

Sorting Out Issues: Medical college students, who called off their strike, at a meeting with Health Minister M.R.K.Paneerselvam at the Secretariat in Chennai on Tuesday.

Chennai: Students of all government medical colleges in the State called off their strike early Tuesday morning after considering an appeal by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, representatives of student groups said.

The strike had been “temporarily withdrawn,” and might be re-launched if the Centre decided to go ahead with its proposal to extend the MBBS course by a year, imposing compulsory rural service on students.

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