Tamil Nadu to Drop Police Cases Against NEET Protesters

The Tamil Nadu government announced it will withdraw all police cases filed against students who took part in the anti‑NEET protests held in July. School Education Minister A Rajmohan said the decision follows directions from Chief Minister C Vijay and will be detailed shortly. The protests were sparked by a Delhi Police crackdown on NEET demonstrators at Jantar Mantar on July 20, leading to solidarity sit‑ins in Chennai, including at the Communist Party of India headquarters, and involvement of the Students’ Federation of India and Democratic Youth Federation of India. Student leaders welcomed the move, calling it a positive step after earlier demands to scrap NEET, dissolve the National Testing Agency, and seek a judicial inquiry into alleged exam irregularities.