Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin accuses BJP-led Union government of diverting Rs 2,152 crore meant for Tamil Nadu under PM Shri scheme to Gujarat and UP as political coercion. Stalin criticizes this act as punishment for rejecting the national education policy (NEP) 2020 and the three-language formula.
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