The Central Government is trying to grab a sizeable number of medical seats available in medical colleges in the State by denying opportunities to Tamil Nadu students, said Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi here on Sunday.
Addressing a seminar on NEET held here on Sunday, she said the voice of the students should be heard in New Delhi and they should knock at the doors of the Centre for immediate action.
Reacting to a comment made by BJP State president Tamilisai Soundararajan that Kanimozhi was spreading false propaganda among students, she said that no one could tell how many students in the State would get medical seats in Tamil Nadu.
Students who studied in a particular stream of education were forced to write an examination that followed another system of education and this was against their interests, she reiterated.
Love for Tamil
Reacting to comments made by Pon Radhakrishnan that Dravidian parties were trying to survive under the cover of Tamil language, Ms. Kanimozhi said, “in fact, it is Tamil that is making all of us live and Mr. Radhakrishnan should understand this.”
To a question on educational reforms, she reiterated that reformation was a must to ensure quality education. But NEET was against the reservation policies of the State government, denying opportunities to the poor, downtrodden and the suppressed class, she pointed out.
