Because he does not have an Aadhaar , with activists and officials giving different accounts of the delay, mysuru: A tribal student from Chamarajanagar district is struggling to enrol for the upcoming SSLC examination.
Nagendra Ganiga Mangala, president of Adivasi Hitarakshana Samiti, Chamarajanagar, alleged that Madesha was among nearly 100 former ashrama school students still struggling to obtain Aadhaar. Because he lacked Aadhaar, nagendra said Madesha had discontinued his education two years ago after being denied admission.
Madesha said his teachers had asked him to obtain Aadhaar for SSLC examination enrolment. Madesha M, a resident of Ganiga Mangala village, initially attended an Ashrama school run by the tribal welfare department. He now studies at a high school in Kollegal. Activists later secured his admission to a Kollegal school after receiving an assurance that he would get the card soon, but it had not been issued despite two years of efforts.