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Fayazdeen Strikes Back: Demands PEET For Politicians, Pleads Before Udhayanidhi For Fee Reduction In Colleges Run By DMK & ADMK Politicians

August 21, 2023
The Commune

Recently a short video clip of a boy, wherein he reveals that he paid ₹25 lakhs to secure a seat for pursuing an MBBS degree in DMK MP Jagathrakshakan-owned medical college went viral on social media.

Udhayanidhi Stalin At The Fasting Protest

Following the suicides of Jagadeeshwaran and his father allegedly due to failure in NEET, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, called for a fast to protest against NEET on 20 August 2023.

Speaking at the event, Udhayanidhi Stalin launched a scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Governor, RN Ravi. He questioned the Governor on his role and said, “Who are and what authority do you have to say this? Are you a people’s representative? You are just a postman. Whatever the Chief Minister says, your job is to convey the same to the Union government.” 

He also claimed that the Governor should change his name from RN Ravi to RSS Ravi.

Speech By Student 

At this event, the boy whose video went viral, Fayazuddin also participated. In a speech, he said he had three requests to place before the government.

“I have 3 requests, I don’t know if this is right or wrong but I want to say this. Three things:
Number 1 – Just like how you have an entrance exam – NEET for medical, JEE for engineering, there should be one for all politicians – PEE, Political Entrance Exam.
Like how we are tested for Biology, Physics, and Chemistry, you have one exam to test your Politics, Economics, and Law. Similar to how doctors are important in society, leaders are also important. We have a great leader, Uday Anna here. So our society also deserves great leaders. So we need one for politicians.
Number 2 – Our Honourable CM, I don’t know if I am qualified to ask this but there must be a law that ensures that MPs, MLAs, and all government staff send their children to government schools for education. I don’t know if it is getting delayed to bring a revolution because the ones that died were one Anitha who was the daughter of a labourer or a cameraman’s son Jagadeeshwaran. Maybe if this had happened to an MP or MLA’s children, a revolution may have happened sooner is what I think.
Number 3 – I dont know how to say this but I wanted to convey it anyhow. The deemed university colleges here in the state have the backing of either the ruling DMK or the opposition ADMK members. CM Stalin, ADMK’s EPS, and people like Dr. Anbumoni Ramadass can come together to form a committee to reduce the fee structure in medical colleges is what I request. If a government college can create doctors with fees as low as Rs 30000 per year or maximum 1L.”

In hindsight, when reading through these points put forth by Fayazuddin sound like questions he is asking of the current ruling dispensation. It must be remembered that several medical colleges in Tamil Nadu are run by the members of the ruling DMK. Ministers such as Ponmudi and his sons (one of whom is an MP) came under the ED scanner recently and are alleged to own several educational institutions ranging from an engineering college to a polytechnic under an educational trust.

Netizens hailed the boy for asking pertinent questions and raising the right issues at an event organized by the DMK members.

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