Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling DMK Preident MK Stalin on Sunday said his party will not stop till Tamil Nadu got an exemption from the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET).
The CM’s remarks at a wedding coincided with his party’s agitation seeking to do away with the NEET.
On Saturday, Stalin’s son and state cabinet minister Udhayanidhi led the DMK’s state-wide hunger strike demanding the abolition of the test. The ruling party’s hunger strike was held all through Tamil Nadu except in Madurai where the AIADMK was holding a massive state conference today. It will be now held on August 23.
Stalin also took a swipe at TN Governor RN Ravi for his recent remarks that he would never sign in favour of the state’s anti-NEET bill. The CM said the matter was now with the President and that the Governor’s job was only that of a “postman,” who has to send to the Rashtrapathi Bhavan matters taken up by the state Assembly.
“This struggle will continue, DMK won’t stop till NEET exemption is ensured. Whether or not in power, this movement is one that works for the people,” Stalin added.
The state Assembly–both during the previous AIADMK regime and the present DMK rule, had adopted resolutions against NEET. Presently, the anti-NEET bill is with the President for her assent.
