Chennai/IBNS, June 23 -- The Centre's three-language policy and the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) came under sharp criticism from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay, who reiterated the state's long-standing opposition to both issues while defending Tamil and English as sufficient for the state's educational framework.

'NEET creates inequality'

The Chief Minister said the medical entrance examination had become a source of discrimination for aspiring students, particularly those from rural and economically weaker backgrounds.

His remarks echoed Tamil Nadu's long-standing demand for the abolition of NEET and a return to admissions based on Class 12 board examination marks.

Tamil Nadu sticks to two-language formula

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