Anti-NEET campaign by DMK MLA in school draws flak from BJP
“The government should take severe action against those responsible or permit all parties to carry out their political campaigns on school premises,” BJP state secretary SG Suryah told TNIE. CHENNAI: The BJP has criticised the recent visit by MLA AMV Prabhakara Raja to a government school in his constituency where he conducted a campaign against the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and encouraged students to sign the petition against the examination. The state-wide signature campaign was launched by Chief Minister MK Stalin and Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin. Raja visited the Government Higher Secondary School in MGR Nagar, in his Virugambakkam constituency, on Wednesday and spoke to the students about the reasons for advocating abolishing NEET in Tamil Nadu and collected digital signatures from students. The headmaster and other teachers accompanied him during his interaction with the students. “The fact that educational institution authorities allowed the MLA to conduc...