PM Modi lauds ragpicker's son who made it into AIIMS
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It was a proud moment for Asharam Choudhary and others at the AIIMS, Jodhpur when PM Modi in his "Mann ki Baat" radio address mentioned the name of the student, who despite a humble background made it to one of India's most coveted colleges.
Choudhary, a ragpicker's son from Madhya Pradesh's Dewas, is a first-year MBBS student who cleared the entrance in the first-attempt.
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I congratulate Choudhary on his success: PM Modi
"I came across news of a student, Asharam Choudhary, from Madhya Pradesh belonging to an extremely poor family. He cleared the exam in the first attempt to get admission in MBBS at Jodhpur AIIMS," PM Modi said in his "Mann ki Baat" radio address today.
"His father is a ragpicker. I congratulate him on his success," the Prime Minister said.
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Choudhary took admission on 23 July
After having cleared the entrance exam, Choudhary took admission in Jodhpur AIIMS on July 23 accompanied by his father Ranjit Singh and a mining inspector of Dewas, Ramesh Solanki, who was sent by the Dewas District Magistrate to carry out the admission formalities.
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AIIMS to provide Choudhary with books and other required things
Sanjeev Misra, the Director of the AIIMS in Jodhpur, along with the entire team at the institute congratulated Choudhary and assured him of all the cooperation from the institute.
"We have decided to provide him books and other required things from AIIMS considering his achievement and financial condition," said Misra adding they were all proud to have him there.