Exemption from NEET is the only solution, says TVK founder Vijay

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Tamil actor Thalapathy Vijay on Wednesday made a bold stance against the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), advocating for underprivileged students, unified education.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 3 (HBTV): Tamil actor Thalapathy Vijay on Wednesday made a bold stance against the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), advocating for underprivileged students, unified education and said that people have lost faith in the NEET examination.

Aligning with various Tamil Nadu politician voices, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam founder and actor Vijay said, ""People have lost faith in NEET examination. The nation doesn't need NEET. Exemption from NEET is the only solution. I wholeheartedly welcome resolution against NEET which was passed in the State Assembly. I request the Union Government to respect the emotions of the people of Tamil Nadu people. Education should be brought under the State List from Concurrent list."  

The NEET-UG exam faced controversies with issues such as grace marks, allegations of paper leaks, and other irregularities. The UGC-NET exam was cancelled after being conducted, and the CSIR-NET and NEET-PG exams have been postponed. Against this backdrop, there has been ongoing debate about transferring education back to the state list. 

"It is so true that Tamil Nadu students especially poor students from villages, backward class students, most backward class students and oppressed students are getting affected because of NEET," Vijay said while speaking at a TVK function.            

Vijay argued that the NEET is against state autonomy and said that "one nation, one syllabus, and one exam" cannot be accepted.   

‘NEET is against state autonomy. Before 1975, education was on the state list. The Union government brought education onto the concurrent list. Then only issues started. Secondly, one nation, one syllabus, and one exam are against the basic concept of education. This is not only asking for state autonomy; education should be approached from various perspectives and aspects. Diversity is a strength, not a weakness,’ Vijay said.

The 42nd constitutional amendment 1976 shifted 'education' from the State List to the Concurrent List. 

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