Retest for students whose SSLC papers were lost

The students who�s SSLC English paper I answer sheets are missing will get a reexamination, announced Vaigai Chelvan, Tamil Nadu�s School Education Minister.

Speaking in the Assembly, Mr. Vaigai Chelvan said that the retest will take place for those 221 students whose papers were lost in transit from the Sathyamangalam Post on April 1^st this year.  He also said that the postal employee Soundararajan who was in charge of the papers has been suspended.

The Minister said that the process of sending the papers by Post has been �in vogue for decades�. The Government will come up with a more �modern� method after consultations with the Chief Minister, he said.