Tamil Nadu govt to fight legally for NEET exemption: Stalin
In a bid to intensify its demand for exemption from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired an all-legislators meeting on Wednesday.
The meeting, which was boycotted by the AIADMK and the BJP, ended with a renewed commitment from the ruling DMK and its allies to pursue legal remedies to secure the state’s exemption from the centralised medical entrance test.
Speaking at the gathering, Stalin said, “NEET entrance exam will affect the students living in poverty.” He accused the previous AIADMK government of reintroducing NEET, thereby disrupting the state’s medical admission process. “A few years back AIADMK when in power brought back NEET which spoilt our entrance process of medical education,” he said. The Chief Minister emphasised that the state must take its battle to the national stage: “We have to fight this in Parliament and start a complete state-wide protest.”
Reiterating the DMK’s long-standing opposition to the exam, Stalin recalled how the party’s late leader M Karunanidhi had opposed NEET and helped establish Tamil Nadu as a model for health and education. “The state government has been very strong on this decision and till today we have no change of heart or decision on that,” he added.