India, Aug. 9 -- Former Union education minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday broke his silence on his resignation and said Gen Z was misled during the protests over the NEET paper leak controversy that eventually led to his resignation. He added that he had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to acknowledge and address the concerns of the protesters.

Speaking at a felicitation ceremony for Padma awardees in Sambalpur, Pradhan said he had met PM Modi and sought his permission to acknowledge the aspirations of the younger generation rather than allow their grievances to be exploited for political ends. "Modi agreed and later addressed the issue himself," he said.

"I have been a victim of Gen Z. For some time, the way th...