Siva seeks PM help to get President nod to spare Tamil Nadu from NEET

“The exam is fast approaching and is scheduled on May 7 and applications for it would close on March 1. I requested the PM to look into the issue and offer a permanent solution for large number of students who would be affected because of it,” Siva said after meeting Modi.

In this regard, Siva also submitted a letter to Modi on behalf of his party working president and Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly MK Stalin. “NEET will definitely disrupt the interests of the rural students who aspire to become doctors. While the need for brilliant doctors cannot be faulted, it is equally important to have barefoot doctors to provide medical services in rural areas to have effective public health care system,” Stalin said in the letter. 

DMK call to spare Pondy from NEET The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Saturday urged the administration to take immediate steps to pass a bill in the territorial assembly seeking to exempt Puducherry from the National Entrance and Eligibility Test (NEET) and get the nod of the President for the same. 

In a resolution adopted at the executive committee meeting of the party here, it observed that Puducherry students, particularly those from rural areas, could not pursue medical education if admissions were held on the basis of the NEET. 

DMK working president MK Stalin had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the issue pertaining to Tamil Nadu and the DMK members would meet the minister concerned in this regard. The Puducherry CM should also take speedy steps in this regard and continue with the old Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) system, the meeting observed. 

The meeting which condoled the death of former DMK leader Durai Ariraman also resolved to celebrate the birthday of Mr Stalin in a fitting manner. Former CM Janakiraman, former Parliamentarian CP Thirunavukkarasu and a host of functionaries participated in the meeting presided over by DMK (North) convener SP Sivakumar.