Chennai, May 15 -- DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai on Friday backed former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the NEET issue and reiterated the party's demand for abolishing the examination in the state.

Speaking to ANI on the issue, Annadurai termed NEET an "evil" and said the examination system was placing an unnecessary burden on students.

"NEET is an evil, and this is what we have been saying for the last 10 years. Please abolish NEET, don't burden the students with it," he said.

He further alleged that the Union government's "one-size-fits-all" policy was not suitable for a diverse country like India and said Tamil Nadu's healthcare infrastructure and students' aspirations were dif...