NEET Exemption will happen, says TN CM MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin reiterated his government's commitment to providing NEET exemption in the state. Read here for more information.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has once again raised the issue of NEET Exemption and said that the medical entrance examination was imposed on Tamil Nadu "destroying" its medical infrastructure. The state will get itself exempted with public support, he added.

While addressing the fourth state conference of the Doctors' Association for Equality (DASE), MK Stalin recalled that medical aspirants died by suicide in the state allegedly over the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET), "imposed" on Tamil Nadu to "destroy the medical infrastructure" in the state.

"We have embarked on a legal struggle to ensure NEET exemption. Some may say with arrogance, even some in (official) positions may say that NEET exemption is not possible. (But) NEET exemption is our aim and it will happen with public support," the Chief Minister said, as reported by NDTV.

He also added that an anti-NEET signature campaign initiated by the DMK's youth wing, student wing, and medical wing has become a "people's movement."

During his virtual address, he credited his father and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for creating a robust health and medical infrastructure in Tamil Nadu under past DMK governments.

Eliminating the NEET exam from the state has been a longstanding demand of the Stalin-led government. As per the government, the entrance exam backs the affluent people and ignores the students from the rural areas. The state has also passed an anti-NEET Bill.

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