PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday, 8 February 2026, strongly condemned the cancellation of the TNPSC Group II and Group II-A main examinations, alleging administrative failure and incompetence on the part of the state government.
In a statement, Anbumani said the disruption was the result of negligence rather than an unavoidable technical issue.
He noted that more than 18,000 candidates were scheduled to appear for the examinations conducted in morning and afternoon sessions. Of these, 3,221 candidates had been allotted seven examination centres in Chennai.
According to him, nearly 600 candidates were misdirected after their hall tickets carried details of a different examination centre, leading to confusion on the ground.
The issue came to light only minutes before the commencement of the examination, prompting protests from affected candidates.
Anbumani further stated that while the examination had not begun in Chennai due to the confusion, it had already commenced in other centres, including Coimbatore. He said the test in such locations was cancelled only after about an hour, causing mental stress and hardship to aspirants who had already begun writing the exam.
Criticising the functioning of the Commission, he said that despite supervision by senior IAS officers and Commission members, such lapses had occurred.
He called for a thorough inquiry into the incident and demanded strict action against those in senior positions, stating that responsibility should not be shifted onto junior officials.
Anbumani also said the ruling government should accept responsibility for the disruption.
In a post on X, he wrote, “TNPSC Group II Exams Cancelled Due to Failure to Make Even Basic Arrangements: DMK Government Lacks the Competence to Conduct Competitive Exams
The TNPSC Group II main examinations scheduled to be conducted today morning and afternoon across Tamil Nadu for the recruitment of 828 posts — including Sub-Registrar, Deputy Commercial Tax Officer, Labour Welfare Inspector under Group II, and Assistant, Accountant, and other posts under Group II-A — have been cancelled.
The negligence in the functioning of the TNPSC administration that led to the cancellation of these examinations is condemnable. Although the TNPSC administration has stated that the exams were cancelled due to technical reasons, the real cause is the failure of the Commission to make even the most basic arrangements for conducting the examination. Across Tamil Nadu, 9,223 candidates were scheduled to write the exam in the morning session and 9,244 in the afternoon session. In Chennai, seven examination centres had been set up, where 3,221 candidates were to appear. Among them, nearly 600 candidates had been allotted Nandanam Government College as their exam centre. However, their hall tickets mentioned DG Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, Chennai, as the examination venue. This discrepancy came to light only a few minutes before the exam was to begin, after the centres had already been opened.
In protest, candidates engaged in road blockades. Attempts made to transport them to Nandanam College failed, following which the examinations were cancelled. While the exam had not commenced in Chennai, it had already begun in centres including Coimbatore and other locations. The cancellation announcement in those centres came only after an hour, causing severe mental distress and unnecessary hardship to students. Allocation of exam centres and candidates is a task that even a junior assistant-level employee in TNPSC can carry out clearly. However, despite supervision by three IAS officers — the TNPSC Chairman, Secretary, and Controller of Examinations — along with six Commission members, such large-scale confusion has occurred. This exposes the extent of rot in the TNPSC administration. The DMK government is functioning in a state where it is unable to conduct even a routine competitive examination without confusion. The ruling authorities should hang their heads in shame.
Instead of scapegoating junior officials for these lapses, a proper inquiry must be conducted and strict action must be taken against those holding senior positions in the TNPSC administration.”
அடிப்படை ஏற்பாடுகளைக் கூட செய்யாததால் டி.என்.பி.எஸ்.சி தொகுதி 2 தேர்வுகள் ரத்து: போட்டித் தேர்வை நடத்தக் கூட திமுக அரசுக்கு துப்பு இல்லை!
தமிழ்நாடு அரசில் சார்-பதிவாளர், துணை வணிகவரி அதிகாரி, தொழிலாளர் நல ஆய்வாளர் உள்ளிட்ட தொகுதி 2 பணிகள், உதவியாளர் கணக்காளர், தொகுதி…
— Dr ANBUMANI RAMADOSS (@draramadoss) February 8, 2026
Source: DT Next
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