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TN Public Service Commission Or DMK Service Commission? Group 1 Exam Question Glorifies DMK’s Anti-Hindi Agitation

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The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has faced intense backlash following the inclusion of an exceptionally trivial question in yesterday’s TNPSC Group 1 exam. Instead of focusing on core topics like governance, law, or public administration, the exam featured a question that raised eyebrows. The question read: “Assertion [A] DMK played a leading role in the Anti-Hindi campaign. Reason [R]: It urged people to write under the Tamil identity.”

By framing the question in this manner, it not only promoted the DMK’s ideological stance but also implied that answering in line with the party’s agenda would benefit candidates seeking top-tier state positions such as Deputy Collector and DSP. This has sparked widespread criticism from various quarters.

Reacting to the controversy, Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran vehemently condemned the move, issuing a statement on his official X account, stated, “The question asked in yesterday’s TNPSC Group 1 exam, “Did the DMK unite people with the Tamil identity during the anti-Hindi agitation? Or not?” is shocking. In the Group 2 exam held last February, a question referring to the Honorable Chief Minister, Mr. @mkstalin, as “Thayumanavar” was raised, which sparked controversy. Now, yet another question related to the ruling party, DMK, has been asked, which is condemnable.

While the glorious history of Tamil Nadu and the great political leaders like Kamaraj, who led noble initiatives, are part of the curriculum, is it the specialty of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission to design questions in a way that praises the ruling party in order to test the candidates’ knowledge? Is this the hallmark of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission? Is it necessary to ask such questions in exams for posts like Deputy Collector or Deputy Superintendent of Police? Or, is this question included in the eligibility test as a starting point to suggest that those in high-ranking positions must always support the ruling government? Or, questions arise in people’s minds such as whether this question was included in the eligibility test as a starting point for those in high positions to always support the ruling government. Such questions arise in minds of the public. It is not right for the DMK government to focus solely on placing self-promotional questions in candidates exam papers, by not conducting TNPSC exams regularly, by not publishing the results of the exams and leaving the youth of Tamil Nadu without employment opportunities,  and not fulfilling its election promise of “filling 3.5 lakh government posts”. Therefore, I urge @arivalayam to stop using government exam papers as a platform for their empty advertisements and instead focus on increasing job opportunities, keeping the students’ futures in mind.”

Prior to the current controversy, the recently held Group 2 exam also drew criticism for featuring a frivolous question. It asked candidates to identify which government scheme in Tamil Nadu led people to refer to the Chief Minister as “Thayumanavar”

Candidates had to choose from five options: the School Breakfast Program, Vidiyal Bus Scheme, Neengal Nalama Scheme (“Are You Fine?”), Makkaludan Mudhalvar Scheme (“CM with the People”), and a fifth option indicating that the answer was unknown.

The question, widely perceived as an attempt to glorify the ruling Chief Minister, shocked not only aspirants but also academicians and the general public, raising concerns about the politicization of competitive exams.

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