28-Jun-2024 11:44 PM
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Chennai, June 28 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President
M K Stalin on Friday night urged Congress MP and the Leader of the
Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to voice the TN's demand
on exemption from NEET.
In a DO letter to Mr Rahul, whose Congress party is a key party of the
DMK-led Front, he said also requested the INDIA alliance to pass
resolution against NEET in their Legislative Assemblies.
"As you are aware, Tamil Nadu has been opposing the NEET system of
examination for admission to medical courses", he said.
"The recent reports of irregularities in the examination conducted by
the NTA has shattered their dreams of many hard-working aspirants of
medical courses in the country. This system is also depriving the rural poor
youth to fullfil the dreams of becoming a medical graduate", Mr Stalin added.
"Therefore, in this regard the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly passed a
resolution urging the Union government to exempt Tamil Nadu from the
NEET examination"|, he said.
"I am enclosing herewith a copy of the resolution passed by the Tamil
Nadu legislative assembly for your kind perusal. I request you to voice
this concern and the demand of Tamil Nadu in the Parliament and also
suggest to the states that are in the INDIA alliance to pass similar
resolutions in the respective assemblies in the interest of the youth of
the nation", he added...////...