Chennai, May 19 -- A delegation of the Tamil Nadu unit of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has met Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay at Fort St George, Chennai, submitting a detailed 16-point memorandum concerning school education, higher education, student welfare, and campus safety. According to one member who was present during the meeting, CM VIjay 'immediately agreed' to 8 of the demands.

According to a press release, the delegation presented the Chief Minister with several ground realities that often remain absent from official reports and textbooks. "More than 1200 schools have been shut down in the last five years. Even today, Class 5 students from rural areas face difficulty in reading Tamil at the level expected of a Class...