TIRUNELVELI: Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalithaa on Thursday said if elected to power again, her government will enact a “special and stronger law” against Neet , which has been made mandatory for medical admissions. This will benefit medical aspirants from the poor and rural background.
She made it clear that the AIADMK government was against any entrance examination for admission to medical and dental courses. Hence, it issued a GO cancelling the entrance exam.
A legislation was enacted in February 2006 based on which entrance examination was cancelled in 2007. Admissions were made based on students marks in the plus-2 examination.
In the Supreme Court, counsel representing Tamil Nadu gave strong reasons against conducting an all India entrance test. But Neet was made compulsory, she said.
Jayalalithaa wraps up campaign
With the mega rally in Tirunelveli on Thursday, AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa wrapped up her state-wide campaign for the May 16 elections.
Ms Jayalalithaa began her campaign on April 9 from Island Grounds in Chennai and has addressed rallies in 14 cities and towns across TN. As she launched her campaign from Chennai, the Chief Minister had announced that she would implement prohibition in phases if the AIADMK gets a consecutive term.
The CM addressed rallies in Virudachalam, Dharmapuri, Arupukkottai, Kancheepuram, Salem, Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore, Villupuram, Perundurai, Thanjavur, Arakkonam and Tirunelveli. Besides, she also campaigned for candidates of the AIADMK in Puducherry.
In Perundurai in Erode district, the AIADMK supremo released the party’s manifesto that promised free phones for every household, 100 units of power to all households and 50 per cent subsidy for women to buy mopeds.
While on May 6, the CM campaigned in her R K Nagar constituency, on May 11, she drove around Chennai city canvassing votes for party candidates. While the tour schedule of Jayalalithaa released by AIADMK says Tirunelveli rally is the last meeting, it is expected that she might out step out either on Friday or Saturday, as the poll battle is getting hotter.
