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A mother has lost her son, I can feel the pain: PM Modi on Rohith Vemula’s suicide

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After coming under attack for the suicide of Dalit PhD student Rohit Vemula at the University of Hyderabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled  Vemula’s death and said he was saddened by it.

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Modi also said his government is committed to the welfare of Dalit students. He addressed events at Varanasi and at a Lucknow University on Friday, and in Varanasi said he is under attack all the time, but will continue to work for the welfare of the downtrodden.

“A young son of my country, Rohith, was compelled to commit suicide, what his family must have gone through, I can feel the pain,” PM Modi said addressing the convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow.

“A mother has lost his son, there cannot be a bigger grief,” PM Modi said.

“Reasons (behind the suicide) and politics (on the issue) may have their own place but the fact remains that a mother has lost her son,” he said.

At a function to distribute aides to differently-abled persons in his constituency, he referred to dalits but made no mention of the controversy over the suicide of a dalit research scholar in Hyderabad University over which two of his ministers have come under attack. “This government is dedicated to the poor – dalits, oppressed and deprived and will attempt to do something for those who have to suffer in life. This government is committed to the welfare of the poor and how their lives can be changed and this government has been making constant efforts in this regard,” he said.

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