Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has intensified its stance on the ongoing national medical entrance controversy, demanding the complete abolition of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).
Reiterating that its position is “uncompromising and firm,” the TVK declared that mere administrative fixes or addressing examination paper leaks are insufficient—insisting that full authority over medical admissions must be restored to state governments.
1. Constitutional Reform & State Autonomy
To resolve the federal-state friction over higher education, the TVK proposed a two-step constitutional mechanism:
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Permanent Solution: Revert Education from the Concurrent List (List III) back to the State List (List II) of the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution, granting state assemblies exclusive legislative powers.
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Interim Measure: Create a temporary Special Concurrent List if constitutional amendments face procedural delays, ensuring immediate devolution of powers to state authorities over medical entrance policies.
2. Political Rivalry & Electoral Sharpshooting
Without explicitly naming the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the TVK launched a direct critique against regional political rivals:
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Taking on Unfulfilled Promises: TVK stated it would never engage in “fraudulent politics” or deceive voters with false promises to single-handedly scrap NEET without securing the requisite constitutional authority—a clear swipe at DMK’s 2021 election pledge.
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Opposition Backlash: The statement follows friction between the state opposition and TVK over the brief detention of rapper ‘Therukkural’ Arivu, who raised anti-NEET slogans outside the Tamil Nadu Secretariat at Fort St. George before police intervened.
