Bengaluru:  Amid divided opinion over Indian students pursuing higher education abroad, the father of the deceased Indian student has underscored the menace of donations in India. 

Shekharappa Gyanagoudar, father of 4th-year medical student Naveen who was killed in shelling in Ukraine's Kharkiv, spoke to the media about his son pursuing medical education in Ukraine. 

Shekharappa said, "Despite scoring 97 per cent in PUC, my son could not secure a medical seat in State. To get a medical seat one has to give crores of rupees and students are getting the same education abroad spending less money". 

Naveen, 21-year-old medical student, studying in Kharkiv, lost his life in Russian shelling in the second largest city Kharkiv. He had gone to buy breakfast for himself and his friends. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the father of Naveen over the phone. PM Modi consoled Shekarappa, Naveen's father and expressed his grief over the tragic incident.

The Kharkiv National Medical University has announced the cancellation of all classes till March 13. The university ranks 560 out of 11,000 universities in the world. The University takes the 26th general place and the 5th place among higher medical educational establishments of Ukraine in the scientometrical database SCOPUS. 

Hard hitting. No politician will have an answer. Father of the boy killed in Ukraine is telling the truth. It may sound as an advertisement to send your children to study in Ukraine but it isn't. It is the point of view of a father of a non-reservation candidate with 97% in PUC. https://t.co/rBk7uNtLIc

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"For MBBS In India, Donations are very bad and intelligent students are going abroad as they have to spend Crores and Crores here - also seats here are allotted only based on Caste-Based Reservations and not on Merit" - Naveen's Father.

Om Shanthi Naveen!! pic.twitter.com/bNxOcu3Zkv

— இந்தா வாயின்கோ - Take That (@indhavaainko) March 1, 2022