Archive · 31 Jul 2026
MNM Blames Tamil Nadu Govt for Denying DK NEET Tour
A group called Dravidar Kazhagam wanted to travel around Tamil Nadu to talk about stopping a medical exam called NEET.
The state government said no, so the group couldn’t go.
Kamal Haasan’s party, Makkal Needhi Maiam, said the government was hurting people’s right to speak.
They want the government to let the tour happen.
The government said it was for safety, but the opposition thinks it’s unfair.
Tamil Nadu government denied permission for Dravidar Kazhagam’s NEET‑abolition tour
Makkal Needhi Maiam (Kamal Haasan) called the ban a ‘crushing of democracy’
MNM spokesperson Senthil Arumugam said the ban violates freedom of speech
Dravidar Kazhagam claims to be a respected public movement advocating social justice
Opposition DMK also criticized the government’s decision and accused it of colluding with the BJP
- Who
- Makkal Needhi Maiam, Dravidar Kazhagam, Tamil Nadu government
- What
- Tamil Nadu government denied permission for a Dravidar Kazhagam campaign tour against NEET
- When
- Friday, 2024
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Why
- Government cited security concerns; opposition said the denial crushes democracy
- Event
- Denial of permission for Dravidar Kazhagam campaign tour
- Government
- Tamil Nadu (C Joseph Vijay-led)
- Opposition Party
- Makkal Needhi Maiam (Kamal Haasan)
- Movement
- Dravidar Kazhagam
- Issue
- NEET abolition campaign
