Chennai, June 4 -- Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin in Tamil Nadu assembly has written to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, urging his immediate intervention to prevent 152 vacant super-specialty medical seats from being surrendered to the All-India Quota (AIQ).

In a letter to Vijay sent on Thursday, Udhayanidhi said the Supreme Court's May 29 order directing the transfer of the vacant seats to the All India quota came after the new government failed to present proper arguments during the hearing in a case filed by a candidate, Tamilvani.

Highlighting the details of the counselling process, he noted, "This development poses a serious threat to Tamil Nadu's public healthcare system. Based on the 2025 NEET examination, counsellin...