‘AIADMK did not oppose NEET in its manifesto for 2021 polls’
The Hindu
The Chief Minister accused the party of surrendering before PM on NEET issue
In a sharp attack on the AIADMK over the issue of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday accused the party of “surrendering before” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and of being the “palanquin bearers” of the Union government.
He virtually addressed the campaign for candidates of the DMK and its allies in the urban local bodies elections in Tiruppur district. When the AIADMK was in power, it had said in its manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha election that the State government would seek exemption from NEET till the “quality of the State Board textbooks is improved,” Mr. Stalin claimed. However, the AIADMK did not oppose the entrance examination in its manifesto for the 2021 Assembly election and instead promised establishment of NEET training centres, he said.
Accusing the BJP-led Union government of endangering the principle of federalism, he said the DMK would strive to spread the slogan of State autonomy across India. “The DMK has been functioning as a movement that strives for the Indian subcontinent while having its feet firmly grounded in Tamil Nadu,” Mr. Stalin said.
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