"Will fight against govt...": DMK leader TKS Elangovan after Tamil Nadu CM calls for all-party meetings over NEET issue

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): After Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin called for all-party meetings over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test issue, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader TKS Elangovan on Friday said that they will fight against the government and ensure the removal of NEET.
"Many children are committing suicide due to NEET and one drawback of NEET is that the top scorers of 12th class don't get enough marks due to lack of money, and hence coaching, and commits suicide... This is why we have this system of higher scorers of Class 12th getting admission in medical colleges... But NEET has psychologically affected students... This is why this meeting is being called... We will fight against the government and ensure the removal of NEET," CM Stalin told ANI.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday said that their protest to abolish National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam would never end until the Centre accept the requests of the state government.
Addressing the legislative assembly, the Chief Minister stated that the NEET exam is only for city students and the rich and it's against 'social justice'.
"After the NEET exam is implemented, poor students and students from villages will be unable to go to coaching classes, and their medical dreams will not be fulfilled. This NEET exam will affect the medical service in villages. NEET exam is only for city students and rich and it's against social justice and it's the unique opinion of Tamil Nadu people, political parties and students," Stalin said.
Tamil Nadu CM further asserted that the DMK government even formed a committee to review this issue and passed a resolution against the NEET exam, but the Centre cancelled all requests.
"This government formed a committee headed by AK Rajan to review this issue. As per the committee recommendation, this assembly has passed a resolution against the NEET Exam. Even after long time, government have not given nod and returned to reconsider it. On February 5, 2022, an all-party meeting was held, and the resolution was passed unanimously against the NEET Exam. February 8, 2022 again, an anti-NEET bill passed in TN Assembly. Through the Governor, it was sent to the president. Tamil Nadu government have given clarification to all the union departments which asked us. I am saying with a heavy heart to this assembly that despite all our clarifications, the Union government has denied to give exemption for NEET exam to us (Tamil Nadu)," CM Stalin said.
CM Stalin announced that they would approach the legal experts on this matter. Also, a meeting of all political parties of the state has been organised on April 9 at the Secretariat to discuss the issue of the NEET exam. (ANI)