Preventing NEET-related student casualties is Congress’ priority, says TNCC president Manickam Tagore
The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Manickam Tagore has announced an intensive campaign against the NEET medical entrance exam. He claims the exam is linked to student suicides and corruption, and plans to offer financial support to affected families.
Why it matters
The NEET exam remains a highly contentious political issue in Tamil Nadu, impacting state-center relations and medical education policy.
The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Manickam Tagore on Saturday (July 11, 2026) said his party’s priority was to prevent any further casualties due to National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for UG Medical admissions through intensive campaign, free of politics and with a humanitarian approach.
Questioning the silence of former Chief Ministers over the deaths of students due to NEET, the TNCC president quipped that unlike them (DMK president M.K. Stalin and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami), the Congress, upholding the ideals of Kamaraj, had no reason to fear the Directorate of Enforcement, Central Bureau of Investigation, and Income Tax Department.
The BJP government at the Centre, Mr. Manickam pointed out, was supportive of the NEET coaching industry with deep pockets without any concern for the deaths of 37 students so far in Tamil Nadu since the inception of the exam.
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