Chennai Dec 26 PTI AIADMK top leader K Palaniswami on Sunday accused the ruling DMK of politicising the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test in the run up to the Assembly election held in April and even after capturing powerUrging the state government to immediately launch special coaching programmes for students till such time the national test is cancelled Palaniswami also the leader of opposition slammed the DMK for not conveying the factual position in respect of conduct of NEET to the student communityTwo MBBS aspirants died by suicide last week in Tamil Nadus Nilgiris and Thanjavur Districts he said and conveyed his condolences and sympathies to the bereaved familiesExpressing grief over such deaths he reiterated his appeal to students to not resort to extreme measures and underscored that medicine is not the only choice open to them and there are at least 40 paramedical coursesThe DMK by assuring that NEET would be rescinded repeatedly politicised the matter ahead of the Assembly poll and even after assuming power and this is the reason behind the mental agony faced by aspirants Palaniswami also the former Chief Minister said blaming the government for suicidesHe wanted the DMK regime to convey to students the true status vis-a-vis the conduct of NEET as students believed the assurance that the test would be cancelledHe sought the government to provide a solatium of Rs 25 lakh to the families of aspirants who died by suicideThe DMK government like its predecessor AIADMK passed a Bill in the Assembly to exempt Tami Nadu from the ambit of NEETThe DMK MPs protested in Parliament over NEET and a private members Bill was also reportedly moved in this connectionOpposition to NEET became an emotive issue in the state over the years following deaths of aspirants by suicide PTI VGN ROH ROH

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 24 (ANI): Tamil Nadu registered 1,745 new cases, 27 deaths and 1,624 recoveries in the last 24 hours, said the state's health department on Thursday.