Bengaluru, May 13 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday criticised the Centre over the NEET-UG 2026 exam question paper leak, calling it a "great shame on India" and demanding answers from Union Ministers and Members of Parliament.

He added that the country had become "very shabby in education" in the international arena.

Speaking to reporters here, Shivakumar said the controversy had "annoyed" students and parents across the country and had damaged India's reputation in the field of education at the international level.

"It's a great shame for India. All the students' parents are annoyed. They are suffering. In the international arena, our country has become very shabby in education," he said.

The Karnataka De...