Salem tribal girl who cracked JEE gets house
A Rajeshwari
COIMBATORE: Chief minister M K Stalin felicitated A Rajeshwari, a student from the tribal community who secured an all-India rank of 417 under the Scheduled Tribes category in the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced).
During his visit to Salem district on Thursday, the chief minister honoured her with a shawl and presented her with a house worth Rs 5.73 lakh under the Tholkudi tribal welfare scheme.
He gifted her a laptop worth Rs 70,000 to support her higher education.
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