Tamil Nadu: M.Ok. Stalin proclaims high-level panel on states’ autonomy

“Whereas Tamils world over confirmed their opposition when cultural identities like eruthazhvudal (just like jallikattu) had been tried to be destroyed, our request is that the cultural ethos of the northeastern states like Manipur and Nagaland also needs to be given due respect,” he mentioned.

“It’s a proven fact that whereas we take all steps to guard our Mom Tamil, we’re equally involved about languages in different elements of India dropping their nature,” the CM mentioned.

The 4 BJP legislators within the meeting protested any transfer that inspired state autonomy and walked out. The Opposition AIADMK additionally staged a walkout from the meeting.

“That is merely to divert the folks’s consideration. Half a century in the past, Stalin’s father Karunanidhi made an identical plea. However the DMK has carried out treasured little on state autonomy. It is a mere diversionary tactic of the DMK forward of the 2026 meeting election,” AIADMK’s deputy chief of the opposition R.B. Udayakumar advised reporters exterior the Meeting.

Legislation minister S. Regupathy slammed the AIADMK for ‘deliberately’ strolling out of the Home in a bid to forestall the chief minister from making a speech.

Chatting with reporters, Regupathy mentioned the state authorities needed training to be introduced below the state record.

On the BJP criticism that the announcement was made with a watch to the 2026 meeting polls, the minister replied the DMK would come to energy once more below Stalin’s management within the elections.

On NEET, he mentioned, “There isn’t a want for us to deceive anybody. We’re clear that we will get the Court docket’s nod as a result of the Tamil Nadu meeting has already handed resolutions. We’re assured that we will get exemption from NEET for the state by authorized battle.”