India, July 22 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday reiterated that the Union Government must respect the sentiments of people and students on the NEET issue, saying scrapping the exam altogether is the only solution.

CM Vijay's party (TVK) extended their support to the Opposition's protest outside Parliament, held in solidarity with students protesting against the NEET question paper leak. He called the arrest of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and other leaders during the NEET protest in Delhi 'anti-democratic' and condemned the arrest.

In a statement, the Chief Minister said TVK's stand on abolishing NEET is uncompromising, as the exam severely affects not just students but their families as well. However, he ad...