Stalin lauds TN Class 12 topper, assures help

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday congratulated S Nandini, who scored 600 out of 600 in the State Higher Secondary Board exams, and assured all help for her higher studies. Lauding her for scoring centum in all six subjects in the Class XII exam, the results of which were announced on May 8, the Chief Minister said, ”We are proud of you. Ask me if you want any help.” Daughter of a carpenter from Dindigul district in the State, Nandini who studied in Annamalaiyar Mills Girls Higher Secondary School, created history in scoring centum in Tamil, English, Economics, Commerce, Accountancy, and Computer Applications. Accompanied by her parents, younger brother, school headmistress, and education department officials, Nandini called on the Chief Minister at his camp office here and received a gift from him. An ecstatic Nandhini said she wanted to become an auditor. ”I have always been saying in many programmes that education is an asset that none can steal. I am proud to see that Nandini, who achieved a record scoring full marks in her Plus Two exam, had said in an interview that she studied thinking that education is an asset,” the Chief Minister said.