New Delhi, July 23 -- Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) President and MP Kamal Haasan launched a scathing attack on the prevailing education system and the handling of recent examination irregularities, terming the current state of education affairs "rotten."

Taking to X, the actor-turned-politician expressed deep concern over the "NEET" controversy and the plight of students, stating that the nation has failed its children.

"We should have listened when one child cried. Instead, we waited until far too many of our children died. A system where coaching replaces learning, anxiety replaces curiosity, and criminality replaces merit is rotten," Haasan wrote.

Haasan further said, "A nation has failed when its children are met with barricades and ...