Tamil Nadu-NEET controversy: Making federalism a 'healthy' affair

The Bill, if passed, will provide for admission on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination (Plus Two) through normalisation methods

A meeting of four non-BJP chief ministers — Tamil Nadu’s M K Stalin, West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee, Maharashtra’s Uddhav Thackeray, and Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan — caught the public eye during the third week of September. The topic of the meeting was “federal rights”, with the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical admission being its pivot.
 
Stalin is seeking cooperation from non-BJP states and possibly the state may resort to a “Jallikattu-like protests”, according to media reports. At least three students have allegedly committed suicide in rural Tamil Nadu due to the fear of not clearing NEET 2021.