While some leaders from the non-BJP ruled states including Kerala alleged that it was an "insult" by the Centre, sources at the Union government rejected the charge and decried the "wrong precedent" by chief ministers to portray the outcome of an objective process carried by an expert committee as a ''flashpoint'' between the Centre and the states.
In a democracy, people's will has to be respected, he said in a tweet, responding to Modi's announcement made through a televised address to the nation.
"Our considered position has always been that the move by the union government to introduce NEET goes against the spirit of federalism and violates the constitutional balance of power by curbing the rights of the state governments to decide on the method of admission in the medical institutions founded, established and run by them," Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin said
The police said the man has been identified at Vetrrimaran from Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi district and the reasons for his suicide attempt were not yet clear.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K Stalin on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. Stalin said the meeting was "satisfactory" and that the prime minister assured cooperation and assistance to the state for development.
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin arrived in Delhi on June 17. He is on a two-day visit to the national capital. CM Stalin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi later today. This is the first time the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief will be meeting PM Modi after becoming the CM of Tamil Nadu.
Modi has been interacting with various chief ministers over telephone for the last couple of days to take stock of the pandemic situation in their states.
PM Modi took to Twitter to congratulate M K Stalin for being sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM
Stalin had already said that the ceremony shall be held in a simple manner in the Raj Bhavan premises.
Oxygen allotment for Tamil Nadu under the national plan is 'inadequate' and 'wrong' and the diversion of oxygen could lead to a 'major crisis,' he said.
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to DMK leader A Raja for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami during an election campaign.
Tamil Nadu remembered former chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her 73rd birth anniversary. Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam garlanded her statue at AIADMK headquarters. People gathered in large numbers to pay homage. Jayalalithaa served six times as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday launched a helpline system for expeditious redressal of people's grievances under which public may register their complaints by calling a toll free number '1100.'
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam inaugurated temple in memory of former CMs J Jayalalithaa and MG Ramachandran in Madurai's Tirumangalam area.
The opening ceremony of 'Veda Nilayam' memorial, the residence of the late Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo, J Jayalalithaa was held here on Thursday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Paneerselvam on December 24 paid floral tributes to late MGR on his 33rd death anniversary at MGR Memorial on Marina Beach in Chennai. Actor-turned politician
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday said a commission to gather quantifiable caste wise data and submit a report to the government would be headed by former judge of the Madras High Court, A Kulasekaran.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin held a protest rally in Tamil Nadu's Salem against Centre's farm laws on December 05.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday said the government plans to mini-clinics across the state before December 15.
A fine of over Rs 10 crore imposed on late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's aide V K Sasikala in a disproportionate assets case was on Wednesday deposited in a Bengaluru court and her release is expected soon, her lawyer said.
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