BJ leader K. Annamalai criticized the DMK-led state government, stating that “Social Justice” remains merely a slogan with no real implementation on the ground. His remarks came after a Scheduled Tribe (ST) student was expelled from a government school for not having a birth certificate or Aadhaar card.
The student, Santhosh, son of Sivakumar and Radhika, is a 7th-grade student a resident of Amma Nagar in the Poonamallee, who has been attending school without an Aadhaar card. Reportedly, the school required the Aadhaar for continued enrollment. For the past six months, his family has been making rounds to various government offices including the Poonamallee Tahsildar’s office and the Koyambedu Aadhar office to resolve the issue, but to no avail. Frustrated, the student and his parents took their plea to the District Collector’s grievance day meeting, explaining that the lack of a birth certificate has prevented them from obtaining an Aadhaar card effectively denying the child his right to education.
Reacting to the incident, Annamalai via his official X account said, “Is this part of the State education policy you released a few days back, Thiru @mkstalin? Our Hon PM Thiru @narendramodi avl empowered the Narikuravar community by including them in the ST list, and here is DMK Govt rusticating a boy from that community from the Government school for lack of Birth Certificate and an Aadhar card. His parents have knocked on the doors of every government office including the Tahsildar’s office in Thiruvallur district, only to be met with apathy. Under the DMK government, ‘Social Justice’ exists only in speeches, not in action.”
Is this part of the State education policy you released a few days back, Thiru @mkstalin?
Our Hon PM Thiru @narendramodi avl empowered the Narikuravar community by including them in the ST list, and here is DMK Govt rusticating a boy from that community from the Government… pic.twitter.com/DENzUPu3Sx
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) August 12, 2025
(With inputs from Dinakaran)
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