Scrap Neet, says Congress leader

Tirupur: Tamil Nadu Congress committee president K S Alagiri has urged the state government to scrap Neet.
In the wake of a teenager committing suicide allegedly due to Neet anxiety, Alagiri, who was in Tirupur to participate in the birth anniversary celebrations of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, said that at least now, the state government should raise its voice against Neet and put an end to it in Tamil Nadu.
Alagiri pointed out that the suicide of the girl in Coimbatore has sparked widespread criticism and condemnations from various quarters, including leading educationists. He recalled that Rahul Gandhi had demanded the Centre to allow states to decide on Neet, rather than imposing it.
It is time that AIADMK government stood up for the rights of Tamil Nadu and fight for the interests of Tamil people, he said and warned that if AIADMK dispensation failed in doing so, it will not be able to even face the people in the next assembly elections.