New Delhi, July 29 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Central government over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), demanding its immediate repeal and alleging that over 100 students have lost their lives to suicide due to the exam.

Speaking to ANI here, Maran emphasised that Tamil Nadu boasts a robust healthcare and educational infrastructure, making the centralised entrance test redundant for the state.

"NEET is unnecessary because Tamil Nadu is one of the states where we have the maximum number of medical colleges. The aspiration of the first generation of children of farmers and children of daily workers to become doctors is being fulfilled. Those doctors...