Chennai Tamil Nadu India January 8 ANI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin chaired an all-party meeting at the Secretariat to discuss the future course of action on the State's request for exemption from the National Entrance-cum - Eligibility Test NEET. BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan walked out of the meeting and said they do not support the NEET resolution.
We do not support the resolution. We didn't support the resolution passed to scrap the NEET exams during the last Assembly session. Srinivasan said that we are having a political stand of supporting the NEET exam in Tamil Nadu.
The Chief Minister had said earlier on January 6 that the State Assembly passed a resolution and bill against NEET on February 19 last year and sent it to the Governor. The Governor is yet to send it to President Ram Nath Kovind for his approval. The CM said on February 28, 2021, the DMK MPs gave a memorandum against the NEET exam.
He said that all Party delegations had sought an appointment from the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, but it was denied by the minister.